More students have dropped out of Albuquerque Public Schools this year than last. Associate Superintendent Mark Garcia said the dropout rate for the first semester of this school year is up to 1.8%, compared to 1.5% for the same time last year. He said APS is projecting the full-year rate to be 5.2%, versus 4.2% […]
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City survey shows residents concerned about direction city is headed
Albuquerque residents say they’re concerned about the city’s direction, and although many feel that city leaders have put forth good ideas on how to address those issues, 61% of residents polled feel the city is unresponsive to their concerns. That’s the gist of the city’s annual survey, released Tuesday. When asked how they feel about […]
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Mayor’s proposed budget includes 5% more funding for police
Under the mayor’s proposed budget, funding for the Albuquerque Police Department would increase by $13.4 million — 5.2%. The proposed budget of $271.5 million includes funding for 1,000 sworn police officers and 725 civilian employees. Much of the proposed increase has to do with personnel, including cost of living adjustments, an increased cost of insurance, […]
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MLG Announces Special Legislative Session to Focus on Public Safety
Associated Press / SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) New Mexico’s Democratic governor on Wednesday announced a mid-summer special legislative session on public safety after many crime initiatives languished. In an emailed statement, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said she’ll call legislators back to Santa Fe on July 18 “to finish what they started during the 30-day legislative […]
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US court rejects a request by tribes to block $10B energy transmission project in Arizona
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press / ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a request by Native American tribes and environmentalists to stop work on a $10 billion transmission line being built through a remote southeastern Arizona valley that will carry wind-generated electricity from New Mexico to customers as far away as […]
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Family summer plans get more expensive under mayor’s budget
Summer plans are about to get more expensive with Mayor Tim Keller’s proposed budget seeking more money from golfers, swimmers and animal lovers. The mayor’s proposed budget is $23.7 million higher than last year’s budget of $1.37 billion. Almost $2 million of that will come from proposed fee hikes on some of the city’s most […]
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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza detected at Eastern NM poultry facility
The New Mexico Livestock Board (NMLB), in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL), has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) at a poultry facility in eastern New Mexico. Initial testing of the facility was performed on April 10 for the presence of HPAI. Further testing […]
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Councilors hear pleas for ceasefire
City Councilors made some changes to how the city will handle the administrative side of all the grants that it processes. But it was pleas for a resolution calling for an immediate Israeli ceasefire in Palestine that dominated public comment at the April 15 Albuquerque City Council meeting. Read about how city councilors decided to […]
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Suspect arrested after allegedly killing a man at a northern New Mexico rest stop, stealing cars
RATON, N.M. (AP) — A suspect has been arrested after allegedly killing a man at a northern New Mexico rest area, stealing a vehicle at knifepoint and leading state police on a car chase, authorities said Tuesday. Police said 21-year-old Dorien Ray was arrested Monday on suspicion of numerous charges including first-degree murder, armed robbery […]
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City plans to install 50 pallet homes at former MVD site
In a close vote, the Albuquerque City Council agreed to allocate about a fifth of the opioid settlement funds the city has received so far toward developing a transitional recovery housing campus featuring pallet homes. The $5 million allocation passed in a 5-4 vote at an April 15 meeting. Councilors Joaquín Baca, Klarissa Peña, Brook […]