The Albuquerque City Council is expected to consider a proposal Monday night that would ensure Albuquerque renters’ urgent complaints involving unsafe or deteriorating conditions are prioritized. City councilors may also vote on a proposal to make the appeal process for city developments more affordable and a proposal to include more specificity in the city’s budget. […]
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What to expect from city council on Monday
The Albuquerque City Council is expected to consider a proposal Monday night that would ensure Albuquerque renters’ urgent complaints involving unsafe or deteriorating conditions are prioritized. City councilors may also vote on a proposal to make the appeal process for city developments more affordable and a proposal to include more specificity in the city’s budget. […]
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Autonomous vehicle bill stalls without passing committee
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Judge orders feds to rehire fired workers
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Who’s running the DOGE wrecking machine: The world’s richest man or a little-known bureaucrat?
This post was originally published on this site<img width="800" height="534" src="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/Elon_Musk_54349817978.jpg" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/Elon_Musk_54349817978.jpg 800w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Elon_Musk_54349817978-300×200.jpg 300w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Elon_Musk_54349817978-768×513.jpg 768w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Elon_Musk_54349817978-400×267.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw – 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="1660987" data-permalink="https://nmpoliticalreport.com/2025/03/14/whos-running-the-doge-wrecking-machine-the-worlds-richest-man-or-a-little-known-bureaucrat/elon_musk_54349817978/" data-orig-file="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/Elon_Musk_54349817978.jpg" data-orig-size="800,534" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"Gage Skidmore","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"Gage Skidmore","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Elon_Musk_(54349817978)" data-image-description="" […]
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Big Tech lobbies New Mexico for AG-backed bill
This post was originally published on this site<img width="1024" height="584" src="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/shutterstock-nm-capitol-roundhouse-scaled-1-1024×584-1.jpg" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="Photo of the State Capitol aka Roundhouse" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/shutterstock-nm-capitol-roundhouse-scaled-1-1024×584-1.jpg 1024w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock-nm-capitol-roundhouse-scaled-1-300×171.jpg 300w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock-nm-capitol-roundhouse-scaled-1-768×438.jpg 768w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock-nm-capitol-roundhouse-scaled-1-1536×876.jpg 1536w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock-nm-capitol-roundhouse-scaled-1-2048×1168.jpg 2048w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock-nm-capitol-roundhouse-scaled-1-1200×684.jpg 1200w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock-nm-capitol-roundhouse-scaled-1-1568×894.jpg 1568w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock-nm-capitol-roundhouse-scaled-1-2000×1141.jpg 2000w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock-nm-capitol-roundhouse-scaled-1-400×228.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw – 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) […]
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Legislature protects Native students’ right to wear regalia at school ceremonies
This post was originally published on this site<img width="1024" height="683" src="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/IMG_7573-1170×780-1-1024×683-1.png" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/IMG_7573-1170×780-1-1024×683-1.png 1024w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_7573-1170×780-1-300×200.webp 300w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_7573-1170×780-1-768×512.webp 768w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_7573-1170×780-1-400×267.webp 400w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_7573-1170×780-1.webp 1170w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw – 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="1660971" data-permalink="https://nmpoliticalreport.com/2025/03/14/legislature-protects-native-students-right-to-wear-regalia-at-school-ceremonies/img_7573-1170×780/" data-orig-file="https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_7573-1170×780-1.webp" data-orig-size="1170,780" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="IMG_7573-1170×780" data-image-description="" […]
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Commission goes all in on speed cameras
Bernalillo County’s digital traffic cops are sticking around. County commissioners voted Tuesday to approve the budget for a speed enforcement program and create a full-time program coordinator position in the Operations and Maintenance Department. The commission created the program in February 2023, and launched it in August 2024, with drivers getting citations after a 30-day […]
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Commission goes all in on speed cameras
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Commission goes all in on speed cameras
Bernalillo County’s digital traffic cops are sticking around. County commissioners voted Tuesday to approve the budget for a speed enforcement program and create a full-time program coordinator position in the Operations and Maintenance Department. The commission created the program in February 2023, and launched it in August 2024, with drivers getting citations after a 30-day […]