Boards and commissions act as advisory bodies helping local governments make decisions on important issues — whether that is advocating for visual arts or affordable housing. But many of Albuquerque’s boards and commissions are short members. Nearly 80% of Albuquerque’s boards and commissions have empty seats — ranging from one vacant position to 10. Of […]
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South Valley community center renamed for longtime legislator
A community center in the South Valley now bears the name of a longtime state legislator who championed the area. Bernalillo County officials Tuesday hosted a celebration of Henry “Kiki” Saavedra’s service, and unveiled a plaque commemorating the renaming of the Mountain View Community Center in his honor. Saavedra, who represented the area in the […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Courts, Justice & Safety, Housing & Homelessness, New Mexico State Gov., Westside Albuquerque
Housing looms large in governor’s Albuquerque town hall
By Austin Fisher At the second of a series of town hall meetings on Monday night, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham heard from members of the public for six hours. In an auditorium at Central New Mexico Community College in Albuquerque, locals raised issues ranging from difficulty finding mental health treatment, unfair or unlawful […]
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Prosecutor opposes ‘Rust’ armorer’s request for release as she seeks new trial for set shooting
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A special prosecutor is opposing a request by a former movie armorer that she be released from prison while seeking a new trial and appeal of her involuntary manslaughter conviction in a 2021 shooting on the set of the film “Rust.” Kari Morrissey wrote in a response brief filed Friday […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Westside Albuquerque
New Mexico gets OK to seek $675M in federal grant to expand high-speed internet across the state
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico has received final federal approval to pursue $675 million in federal grant funding to expand high-speed internet across the state, officials said Monday. That means the New Mexico Office of Broadband Access and Expansion can now start the grant application process. The state must submit a final proposal […]
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Gov. Lujan Grisham about ABQ street corners: ‘God help you if you’re out there at night’
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham will be in Albuquerque Monday night for the second of three public safety town hall meetings. Following an anticlimactic special legislative session earlier this month aimed at combating crime in the state, Lujan Grisham announced a string of town halls across the state focused on public safety. The first town hall […]
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Advisory board alleges city ‘violates the autonomy, dignity, and rights’ of those experiencing homelessness
As Albuquerque grapples with stubbornly high housing costs and an increase in people living on the streets, a city board says there’s more reason for concern. The city’s unhoused population also faces widespread discrimination, stigma and exclusion — often from city employees or city contractors. The Albuquerque Human Rights Board published its preliminary findings last […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Westside Albuquerque
Six tribal water rights settlements for NM heard on Capitol Hill
By Danielle Prokop The Navajo Nation president and leaders from Acoma, Ohkay Owingeh and Zuni Pueblos joined tribal leadership from across the nation on Capitol Hill, offering testimony about the benefits of $3.7 billion federal dollars in six proposed water rights settlements across New Mexico. The deals would settle tribes and Pueblos’ water rights in […]
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NM governor says special session ‘was not fair,’ but she won’t punish wildfire survivors for it
By Austin Fisher More than a week after a contentious special legislative session, New Mexico’s governor still has not signed the single piece of legislation lawmakers sent to her desk. As part of a wide-ranging five-hour-long town hall meeting in Las Cruces on Thursday night, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham talked about House Bill 1, the only […]
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Apache Christ icon controversy sparks debate over Indigenous Catholic faith practices
By DEEPA BHARATH MESCALERO, New Mexico (AP) — Anne Marie Brillante never imagined she would have to choose between being Apache and being Catholic. To her, and many others in the Mescalero Apache tribe in New Mexico who are members of St. Joseph Apache Mission, their Indigenous culture had always been intertwined with faith. Both […]