Go to any Albuquerque City Council meeting and it may seem like the public comment period is a waste of time. Councilors often use that time to grab a drink of water and eyes in the audience gloss over. Despite optics, councilors said they do listen and sometimes take specific action based on what they […]
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Posted inNational News, Politics & Elections, Syndicated
How gender dynamics could shape the Trump-Harris debate
By Hannah Knowles (c) 2024 , The Washington Post Donald Trump has called Vice President Kamala Harris “crazy,” “nasty” and “dumb as a rock.” He’s mocked her name, launched false attacks about her racial identity and said she would be treated like a “play toy” by world leaders if elected. On Tuesday, Trump will come […]
Posted inEducation, New Mexico Statewide News
APS grad and former teacher takes the lead at state education dept.
A Rio Grande High School graduate and former educator will be New Mexico’s fifth education chief in as many years. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday announced the appointment of Mariana Padilla as Cabinet secretary for the New Mexico Public Education Department. Padilla has served as the director of the New Mexico Children’s Cabinet since […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, Courts, Justice & Safety
How often does UNMH treat shooting victims?
Editor’s note: this is part one of a three-part series looking at gun violence data from the University of New Mexico Hospital. Part two can be found here and part three can be found here. When he’s working in the trauma department at the University of New Mexico Hospital, Dr. Richard Miskimins talks to parents […]
Posted inNational News, Politics & Elections, Syndicated
What Harris, Trump need to do to win Tuesday’s presidential debate
By Amber Phillips Special to The Washington Post When Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump share the debate stage Tuesday night, voters will have their first and possibly only chance to view both candidates side-by-side in a matchup that started just about seven weeks ago, when President Joe Biden dropped out of […]
Posted inNational News, Politics & Elections, Syndicated
Trump, Republicans push swing-state courts to reject mail-in ballots
By Colby Itkowitz (c) 2024 , The Washington Post When Pennsylvanians vote by mail, they must seal their ballots inside secrecy envelopes and place them into outer envelopes that they are required to sign and date. The ballots must be received before 8 p.m. on Election Day. Local election workers track when ballots arrive. In […]
Posted inNational News, Politics & Elections, Syndicated
Elon Musk’s misleading election claims reach millions and alarm election officials
By Sarah Ellison, Amy Gardner and Clara Ence Morse (c) 2024 , The Washington Post The chairman of the board of elections in Montgomery County, Pa., was well acquainted with the regular attendees at his monthly meetings who peddled old,debunked voting conspiracy theories. But something changed after April 4, the chairman,Neil Makhija, explained in an interview. […]
Posted inBernalillo County, Local Gov.
Will your trash pick-up get more expensive?
Residents of unincorporated areas of Bernalillo County may see the cost of trash pickup increase. County commissioners on Tuesday will consider a slate of increases to reflect inflation in the last year. In the meeting agenda, county staff wrote that costs for the service provider — Waste Management of New Mexico — have risen, which […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., New Mexico Statewide News
Heinrich named among most influential on AI
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich has been recognized as an influencer in the field of artificial intelligence by Time magazine, alongside anti-deepfake activist Francesca Mani, actress Scarlett Johansson, Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai and others. “I’m honored to be listed as one of Time’s 100 most influential leaders in AI,” Heinrich said Monday. “As AI […]
Posted inNational News, Politics & Elections, Syndicated
What we can learn about Harris’s tactics from her past debate performances
By Maeve RestonThe Washington Post Near the end of their 2016 U.S. Senate debate in California, Loretta Sanchez cast Kamala Harris as a tool of the establishment and sought recognition for the controversial stances she herself had taken as a congresswoman. She then confounded Harris and the audience by closing her remarks with a dab. […]