Hundreds of Albuquerque residents recently responded to a survey, attended a webinar or asked for email updates on a highly-anticipated city project: the Rail Trail. The 7-mile, $80 million and counting, multi-use loop has the potential to boost Albuquerque’s economy, create jobs and be a focal point for the city’s residents and visitors. In the […]
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House votes to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt for withholding Biden audio
By FARNOUSH AMIRI WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted Wednesday to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over audio of President Joe Biden’s interview in his classified documents case, Republicans’ latest and strongest rebuke of the Justice Department as partisan conflict over the rule of law animates the 2024 presidential campaign. The […]
Posted inJobs, Workers & Economy, Westside Albuquerque
Enviro group files ethics complaint; request for board member removal
By DANIELLE PROKOP Environmental groups are asking the New Mexico Ethics Commission to determine if a board member must step aside from decision-making as the state attempts to create new uses for the extremely salty and often toxic wastewater from oil and gas operations. An environmental nonprofit, New Energy Economy and Navajo Nation citizens Daniel Tso […]
Posted inJobs, Workers & Economy, New Mexico Statewide News, Westside Albuquerque
LANL plans to release highly radioactive tritium to prevent explosions. Will it just release danger in the air?
This story is republished from Searchlight NM, a nonprofit news outlet, as a part of our commitment to bringing you the best in independent news coverage that matters to Albuquerque. By Alicia Inez Guzmán Last fall, the international community rose up in defense of the Pacific Ocean. Seafood and salt purveyors, public policy professors, scientists and […]
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Program administrator outlines how waitlisted community solar projects will be selected
This story is republished from NM Political Report, a nonprofit news outlet, as a part of our commitment to bringing you the best in independent news coverage that matters to Albuquerque. By Hannah Grover The program administrator for New Mexico’s community solar program released guidance Thursday for waitlisted projects. The new guidelines follow a petition […]
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Inspector general finds mayor’s staff received preferential treatment, gave over $52,000 in taxpayer dollars in sick leave payouts
After a monthslong investigation into allegations that the mayor’s staff and top administrators received preferential treatment and sick leave bonuses upon resignation, the city’s inspector general released its findings this week. The report details the investigation into 11 employees, who received a total of more than $52,000 in taxpayer money that the inspector general told […]
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Take a look at Martineztown’s new multigenerational center
There’s a new spot near the Big I where residents can share a meal, use a computer or play pickleball. A new multigenerational center was unveiled Tuesday near the Santa Barbara Martineztown Park. “Generations of New Mexicans all need a safe space, we know it’s important for seniors and our youth to have access to […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Pueblos, Uncategorized, Westside Albuquerque
Moriarty Nonprofit Asks for Donations to Help Feed East Mt. Families in Need
A Moriarty nonprofit is partnering with a charitable foundation that helps fund organizations throughout New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma to raise money and help feed families in the East Mountain communities and the Estancia Valley. Bethel Community Storehouse and The Carl C. Anderson Sr. and Marie Jo Anderson Charitable Foundation have issued a challenge to […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Pueblos, Uncategorized, Westside Albuquerque
Moriarty Nonprofit Asks for Donations to Help Feed East Mt. Families in Need
A Moriarty nonprofit is partnering with a charitable foundation that helps fund organizations throughout New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma to raise money and help feed families in the East Mountain communities and the Estancia Valley. Bethel Community Storehouse and The Carl C. Anderson Sr. and Marie Jo Anderson Charitable Foundation have issued a challenge to […]
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Long-awaited Behavioral Health Crisis Center to open
Bernalillo County’s Behavioral Health Crisis Center is scheduled to open for patients later this month, with a ribbon cutting set for June 14. “It’s a major milestone in the evolution of the Bernalillo County and University of New Mexico Hospital efforts to address behavioral health challenges and provide a continuum of care,” said Julie Morgas […]
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