Amidst months of discussion and debates over budget gaps and fire service costs, town commissioners asked the town’s Economic Development Advisory Board to evaluate a proposal to raise local taxes to incentivize new growth in Edgewood. Grant Taylor, a local economic development specialist who works with PNM and other large industries in the state, pitched […]
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Rio Rancho council takes up 350-home development, water rights purchase Thursday
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Rio Rancho’s Governing Body meets Thursday with decisions on the table that will shape the city’s growth for years — including a 350-home subdivision, a water rights purchase and a cluster of zoning changes that range from a new fitness center to a Maverik gas station. The council returns to […]
Posted inRio Rancho
Showdown at City Hall: Residents prepare for June 25 vote on gas station
By Tristen Critchfield A proposed gas station in Rio Rancho has been met with strong opposition from residents of a nearby neighborhood. Now, many of those residents are distributing flyers and gathering signatures on a petition to stop a proposed Maverik convenience store ahead of a Governing Body vote on June 25. Neighbors filed the […]
Posted inJobs, Workers & Economy
New Mexico added 13,000 new jobs in Biden’s last year. Since Trump’s tariffs and wars, just 400.
New Mexico added 13,100 jobs in 2024, averaging 1,091 jobs per month during the last 12 months of President Joe Biden’s term in the White House. Now, the rate of job growth has slowed significantly, with the state’s public and private employers adding a net 400 jobs in the 12 months since President Trump implemented […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News
Republican Party of New Mexico members fail to reach quorum to elect new chair
This article was originally published by Source NM. By Patrick Lohmann, Source NM Only about 160 Republicans attended in person or via proxy on Saturday to vote to elect a new state party chair, far short of the quorum needed to select a leader ahead of the November general election. The seat is currently vacant […]
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Deb Haaland interviewing prospective running mates ahead DPNM vote to fill Lt Gov ticket
Deb Haaland plans to endorse a fellow Democrats to join her on the party’s November ticket seeking the offices of governor and lieutenant governor, but she’ll spend a few days interviewing prospective candidates first. About 300 members of the state Democratic Party’s State Central Committee will officially choose a candidate to fill the vacancy left […]
Posted inAlbuquerque
Create or die: Arts Hub teaches financial literacy to artists in weekend workshop
By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper – For many artists, pursuing a creative career can mean navigating an unpredictable income, balancing multiple jobs and figuring out financial planning without the benefit of traditional employment structures. A free upcoming workshop hosted by Arts Hub hopes to make that process a little easier. “Building Your Financial Future,” led […]
Posted inTown of Bernalillo
Bernalillo revamps fire chief role to boost recruitment
By Rodd Cayton, Sandoval Signpost In a move Mayor Jack Torres says will improve the candidate pool, town councilors in Bernalillo Monday approved a change to how the fire chief will be employed. The 3-1 vote changes the position from serving at the pleasure of the mayor and council to a regular employee, who cannot […]
Posted inSandoval County
Sandoval County commissioners set to vote on elected official pay commission, hospital mil levy deal
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Sandoval County residents will soon have a say — at least indirectly — in what their elected officials earn, under a new salary commission the Board of County Commissioners is poised to create at its Wednesday meeting. Commissioners meet at 6 p.m. at 1500 Idalia Road, Building D, in Bernalillo. […]
Posted inRio Rancho
Barbara Loop reconstruction starts Monday — expect detours through January
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Drivers who use Barbara Loop between Sara Road and NM 528 should find another way to work starting Monday — the city is tearing the road apart and won’t put it back together until January. Rio Rancho kicks off a $3,273,113.85 reconstruction project June 29 that will strip and replace […]