Newly elected Bernalillo County Commission Chair Eric Olivas says his priorities will largely lie in what the entire county is looking at. Olivas, elected in 2022, served as vice chair last year. He represents District 5, which includes Uptown Albuquerque and the East Mountains. “The commission has been very clear with our legislative priorities,” he […]
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BernCo’s newest chair looks to balance focus on ‘both sides of the mountain’
Newly elected Bernalillo County Commission Chair Eric Olivas says his priorities will largely lie in what the entire county is looking at. Olivas, elected in 2022, served as vice chair last year. He represents District 5, which includes Uptown Albuquerque and the East Mountains. “The commission has been very clear with our legislative priorities,” he […]
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BernCo commissioners green-light bonds for apartment complex
Bernalillo County Commissioners this week approved an ordinance that will breathe new life into a Near North Valley apartment complex. During its Tuesday meeting, commissioners authorized the issuance of $33 million in project revenue bonds to finance the acquisition and rehabilitation of the 160-unit St. Anthony’s Plaza. “The housing shortage has become a primary focus, […]
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BernCo commissioners green-light bonds for apartment complex
Bernalillo County Commissioners this week approved an ordinance that will breathe new life into a Near North Valley apartment complex. During its Tuesday meeting, commissioners authorized the issuance of $33 million in project revenue bonds to finance the acquisition and rehabilitation of the 160-unit St. Anthony’s Plaza. “The housing shortage has become a primary focus, […]
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ABQ man arrested for threatening posts toward Trump, Musk, others
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 Nicole Maxwell An Albuquerque man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly threatening President-elect Donald Trump, Elon Musk and others on social media. As first […]
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ABQ man arrested for threatening posts toward Trump, Musk, others
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 Nicole Maxwell An Albuquerque man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly threatening President-elect Donald Trump, Elon Musk and others on social media. As first […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, Bernalillo County, Local Gov.
Employee of ABQ nonprofit alleges sexual assault by supervisor
A former employee of Albuquerque’s Crossroads for Women alleges her supervisor at the time sexually assaulted her in his office last year. The allegations are contained in a lawsuit filed Tuesday in the Second Judicial District Court by Albuquerque law firm Huffman Wallace & Monagle. Another lawsuit filed last month alleges the same man sexually […]
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Employee of ABQ nonprofit alleges sexual assault by supervisor
A former employee of Albuquerque’s Crossroads for Women alleges her supervisor at the time sexually assaulted her in his office last year. The allegations are contained in a lawsuit filed Tuesday in the Second Judicial District Court by Albuquerque law firm Huffman Wallace & Monagle. Another lawsuit filed last month alleges the same man sexually […]
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UNM Health won’t endorse behavioral health Medicaid waiver plan
A proposal to stabilize scores of New Mexicans at risk of institutionalization or jail due to severe mental health issues has bounced around the Homeless Coordinating Council’s (HCC) agenda for months: Should the group vote on whether to endorse what is now proposed state legislation before University of New Mexico Health System representatives weigh in? […]
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UNM Health won’t endorse behavioral health Medicaid waiver plan
A proposal to stabilize scores of New Mexicans at risk of institutionalization or jail due to severe mental health issues has bounced around the Homeless Coordinating Council’s (HCC) agenda for months: Should the group vote on whether to endorse what is now proposed state legislation before University of New Mexico Health System representatives weigh in? […]