Posted inLocal Government, Westside Albuquerque

Rio Rancho City Council to weigh infrastructure upgrades, alarm ordinance revisions

The Rio Rancho City Council is set to meet Thursday with a packed agenda that spans infrastructure, public safety and community standards. A public hearing is on the agenda for the proposed site plan for a new Automotive Technology Building in the Corrales North Business Tech Center. Councilors will review renderings, civil plan, and zoning […]

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Santa Fe Artist Chandon Banning to exhibit at Calliope Gallery in Madrid

Calliope Gallery in Madrid is set to host an opening reception for “Outsider Artist” Chandon Banning on Saturday, June 21, at 4 p.m. Banning will be exhibiting her current paintings, with the exhibit running through August 11. Chandon Banning, an American abstract painter and multidisciplinary artist, originally from Los Angeles, will be showcasing her work. […]

Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Housing & Homelessness, New Mexico Statewide News

U.S. Sen. Heinrich: Torrance ICE lockup ‘inadequate’ and ‘inappropriate’

This story was originally published by Source NM. By Austin Fisher On a recent visit to the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement lockup in Estancia, staff members for U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) saw clogged sinks in a cell pod and a drain in the common area backed up with sewage water. They also […]

Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Housing & Homelessness

Bernalillo County Commissioners extend deadline for major affordable housing projects

The Bernalillo County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday night to grant extensions for two major affordable housing redevelopment projects, allowing developers more time to secure crucial financing. The projects—Villa Hermosa and Desert Willow Apartments—will receive an additional 180 days to obtain tax credit letters from the New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority (MFA), a necessary step […]

Posted inCourts, Justice & Safety, Westside Albuquerque

District court rules Sandoval Regional Medical Center violated law in dispute with union

A state district court has ruled that the University of New Mexico Sandoval Regional Medical Center (SRMC) violated the legal bargaining rights of the United Health Professionals of New Mexico (UHPNM). District Court Judge Elaine Lujan upheld findings by the Public Employee Labor Relations Board that SRMC failed to bargain over a proposed reduction in […]

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Albuquerque rejects federal military deployment, reaffirms its commitment to immigrant inclusion

As national concern escalates over federal military deployments in Los Angeles, Albuquerque city officials have taken a firm stance against such escalation, reaffirming their commitment to community trust, immigrant inclusion and a strictly civilian role for the State of New Mexico National Guard. “What we’re seeing in Los Angeles is deeply concerning and runs counter […]

Posted inHousing & Homelessness, New Mexico Statewide News

Measles detected in Roswell wastewater, health officials urge vaccination checks

The New Mexico Department of Health has reported finding a positive measles sample through wastewater testing in Roswell. The sample, collected on June 3, is part of an ongoing wastewater testing initiative being conducted at 11 treatment facilities across the state since mid-March. “While wastewater testing cannot tell us the timing, location or number of […]