The irrigation outlook for the Middle Rio Grande isn’t great, Anne Marken says, and Corrales in particular is in for a sparse season. But the worst has been avoided for now. The shortage’s cause? Culprits familiar to anyone who follows water issues in Central New Mexico: poor winter precipitation and early high temperatures. Marken, river […]
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Posted inRio Rancho
Mayor Hull closes out 12 years at final meeting Thursday
Mayor Gregg Hull will gavel in his final Governing Body meeting Thursday after 12 years leading Rio Rancho — and he’ll do it with a contested vote on the agenda. The Governing Body meets at 6 p.m. Thursday at Council Chambers for what will be Hull’s last regular meeting as mayor. Among the items on […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov.
Heinrich’s permitting reform negotiations are the key to unlocking stuck projects across New Mexico
In 2023 Senator Martin Heinrich addressed a systematic failure in government efficiency. Heinrich’s FASTER ACT represented a modernized iteration of the FAST ACT which was crafted to expedite surface transmission projects nationwide and certainly sought to alleviate the multi- year bureaucratic redundancy that stalled the Sun Zia Transmission line which represented a $20 billion dollar […]
Posted inPlacitas
Placitas chipper day targets wildfire risk on May 30
Placitas residents can reduce wildfire risk around their homes at a free community chipper day hosted by the Coronado Soil and Water Conservation District on Saturday, May 30. The event runs from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the San Antonio de las Huertas Land Grant property at 1 Camino de la Buena Vista, just […]
Posted inLocal Government
Santa Fe County, Edgewood reach multi-million dollar deal to restore fire service
Edgewood –– Santa Fe County and the the Town of Edgewood say they have reached a new agreement to avoid interruptions in fire service for Edgewood for the near future and study whether Edgewood should create it’s own fire department down the road. The framework for the agreement was shared in a joint news release […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, City Desk ABQ, Local Government
History made: ABQ confirms the first female police chief and new safety director
The Duke City just made history by shattering the glass ceiling as City Councilors confirmed Cecily Barker as the city’s first female police chief and approved a public safety overhaul that created a new public safety director role and filled it with former FBI official Raul Bujanda. On Monday, the City Council unanimously approved Barker […]
Posted inLocal Government
‘It would be a lot cooler if you did’: ABQ council passes cooling rules — but not the ones the sponsor wanted
Jesse Jones, The Paper. — For thousands of Burqueños struggling to keep their homes cool as temperatures climb earlier each year, a common landlord workaround is now off the table — but the stronger protections one councilor fought for didn’t make it through. City councilors voted 5-4 Monday night to approve O-26-22, an amendment to […]
Posted inElections & Politics
Supreme Court orders Rep. Dow back on the ballot
Santa Fe — State Representative Rebecca Dow will be on the ballot after all. The months-long dispute was settled unanimously by the state Supreme Court who ordered her name placed on the ballot, overturning a decision by a district court judge who had ruled that screenshots of voter names who had signed Dow’s petitions did […]
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Opinion: Former Sheriff Phil Snekeker makes his pitch for BernCo sheriff in Dem. primary
My name is Philip A. Snedeker. I am a candidate for the office of Bernalillo County Sheriff. I will be seeking the Democratic nomination for the office, in the Primary Election, in June of 2026. I grew up in Southern New Mexico, in the Town of Silver City. I attended local rarea schools. I earned […]
Posted inSandoval County
Sandoval County commissioners to tackle bonds, water, bridges and landfill staffing
Sandoval County residents from Placitas to Cuba will see decisions affecting their water supply, road safety and emergency services when commissioners gather Wednesday night in Bernalillo. The Board of County Commissioners meets at 6 p.m. at the Administrative Building Commission Chambers, 1500 Idalia Road, Building D. County Financial Advisor Rob Burpo of First American Financial […]
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