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. Susan Dunlap/NM Political Report New Mexico Medicaid announced on Wednesday that it will cover the cost of Opill, the first oral contraception approved for […]
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Oops! Typo Could Stop Campaign Before It Starts
The state senate campaign of a high-profile former DREAMer may be stopped before it starts if a judge agrees with a small group of voters that the candidate’s petitions to qualify for the ballot don’t count. A lawsuit prepared this week by Audrey Trujillo, a Corrales Republican candidate for State Senate District 9, and two […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Uncategorized, Westside Albuquerque
Estancia Farm Receives LEDA Funding For Expansion to Mountainair
An Estancia family farmer was awarded state economic development assistance to operate a farm and ranch hardware supply store he plans to expand into Mountainair. Javier Sánchez, the owner of Sánchez Farms and Estancia Valley Feed & Supply, was awarded $150,000 from the Economic Development Department’s Local Economic Development Act (LEDA) job-creation fund. This rural […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Uncategorized, Westside Albuquerque
Estancia Farm Receives LEDA Funding For Expansion to Mountainair
An Estancia family farmer was awarded state economic development assistance to operate a farm and ranch hardware supply store he plans to expand into Mountainair. Javier Sánchez, the owner of Sánchez Farms and Estancia Valley Feed & Supply, was awarded $150,000 from the Economic Development Department’s Local Economic Development Act (LEDA) job-creation fund. This rural […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Pueblos
Letter to the Editor: New Mexico is Right to Hold Out for Higher Prices for its Most Valuable Commodity
Submitted by Bill Jordan/New Mexico Voices for Children New Mexico is a land with many valuable assets – from our rich cultural diversity to our stunning physical beauty, to our mineral wealth. These assets belong to us all and while it’s impossible to put a price on some of them – our culture and natural […]
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Interesting Matchups in Primary Filings
It’s election year. This year all 112 seats in the New Mexico Legislature are up for grabs. That isn’t totally accurate because 37 of those candidates have no opposition in either the primary or the general. No one else is “grabbing” for those seats. On the Republican side, nine House seats and nine Senate seats […]
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War Veterans Join the Public Debate Over Monuments
On Indigenous Peoples Day 2020 in broad daylight, a mob of vandals tore down the 154-year-old Soldier’s Monument in the center of Santa Fe Plaza because it was offensive to some Native Americans. Now veterans groups are demanding it be restored. The destruction followed months of controversy that was notable for its absence of historical […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Pueblos, Uncategorized, Westside Albuquerque
Moriarty’s Sandoval Memorial Track and Field Meet: ‘Just Like Mateo and Pete Would’ve Done’
It was cloudy and cold at Moriarty High School last Saturday, but that didn’t dull the excitement of the annual Pedro and Mateo Sandoval Memorial track and field meet. Hundreds of student-athletes competed in the annual event. The meet included individual running and relay races, along with jumpers, pole vaulters, and throwers. Moriarty’s boys’ and […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Pueblos, Uncategorized, Westside Albuquerque
Moriarty’s Sandoval Memorial Track and Field Meet: ‘Just Like Mateo and Pete Would’ve Done’
It was cloudy and cold at Moriarty High School last Saturday, but that didn’t dull the excitement of the annual Pedro and Mateo Sandoval Memorial track and field meet. Hundreds of student-athletes competed in the annual event. The meet included individual running and relay races, along with jumpers, pole vaulters, and throwers. Moriarty’s boys’ and […]
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Affordable Senior Housing Complex Breaks Ground in Rio Rancho
A new affordable housing complex broke ground in Rio Rancho last week. CC Housing Inc., an affiliate of Catholic Charities, is building the Felician Villa Senior Apartments, located at 1301 Stephanie Rd SE. Felician Villas is one of four projects currently underway, with another four affordable housing centers previously opened across New Mexico. The Felician […]