Tina Cordova has spent about two decades fighting to bring government compensation to the generations of people in the Tularosa Basin who have suffered the health consequences of radiation exposure following the Trinity Bomb test 80 years ago. Last year, Cordova came closer than ever before to achieving this goal. Expanding and extending the Radiation […]
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Posted inLocal Government, Town of Bernalillo
Out with the very old, in with capital projects
Town Councilors in Bernalillo Monday evening approved the disposal of dozens of pieces of decommissioned information technology equipment. Photographs included in the agenda show items such as computer DVD decks, printers, power supplies, landline phone handsets and laptops; some of the items appear to have been manufactured at least two decades ago. The condition of […]
Posted inFederal Government & Congress, Housing & Homelessness
Reading 9 to 5: Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library expands to Corrales
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed an executive order expanding Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Program across the state. This program will ensure that every child born in New Mexico up to the age of five receives free, high-quality books each month through the book gifting initiative. “Today, we’re unlocking the potential of our youngest minds […]
Posted inFederal Government & Congress, Local Government
Mayor, City Council spar over paramedic staffing
A strife over paramedic staffing is testing the balance of power at the Albuquerque City Hall, which could reshape how the city responds to emergencies. At the center of the dispute is a City Council rule requiring two paramedics on every rescue unit — a move the Keller administration says hurts emergency response and crosses […]
Posted inFederal Government & Congress, Statewide News
Thousands expected at ‘No Kings Day’ rally in Albuquerque
Thousands of New Mexicans are expected to join a nationwide protest against what organizers call the Trump administration’s “growing authoritarian regime” at the “No Kings Day” rally on Saturday, June 14. The demonstration will be held at Mariposa Basin Park, located at 4900 Kachina St. NW, and will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. […]
Posted inEdgewood, Local Government
Edgewood to discuss police pay raises
The Edgewood Town Commission will discuss giving police officers a pay raise while eliminating one open officer position. The commission meets at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Town Hall, 171-A State Rd. 344 in Edgewood. This raise comes on the back of an 8% raise Edgewood employees received last year. That has led to some […]
Posted inFederal Government & Congress, Local Government
Keller remains last candidate on track to secure public financing for mayor’s race
And then there was one. Former Sheriff Darren White and current City Councilor Louie Sanchez have both abandoned efforts to seek public financing for their mayoral campaigns. That just leaves incumbent Mayor Tim Keller as the last mayoral candidate on track to qualify for almost $750,000 in taxpayer funds for the November city election. White […]
Posted inFederal Government & Congress, Housing & Homelessness
Memory from occupied Denmark
Editor’s note: This is a story from “Unbreaking the Circle,” a military anthology that will launch on June 28 at the Corrales Community Library. By Jasmine Tritten An ominous banging on the front door thundered through our house of Nazi-occupied Denmark in early 1945. Mother and I rushed into the hallway. When she hesitantly opened […]
Posted inNew Mexico State Government, Statewide News
Nearly 30,000 New Mexico Seniors, Disabled Adults to Receive Extra SNAP Benefits This Month
If you are a senior citizen or adult with disabilities and rely on SNAP to help with your grocery bill, you may want to check your account. Nearly 30,000 older adults and adults with disabilities in New Mexico will receive an extra $68 on their EBT cards this month to help cover grocery costs. The […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Statewide News
Gila Regional Medical Center violates waste laws
A southwest New Mexico hospital is in hot water with the state after inspectors found that it hasn’t been keeping up with its hazardous waste. Gila Regional Medical Center in Silver City received a notice in May from the Environment Department (NMED) that alleged it was in violation of state hazardous waste laws. State inspectors […]