During the final days of the 2024 presidential campaign, President Donald Trump added a New Mexico stop to his agenda and declared “We can win New Mexico.” He lost 51%-46%, coming up short by more than 55,000 votes. Now, 18 months into his second term and just 6 months away from mid-term elections, a pair […]
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Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, NM.news, Politics & Elections
Poll: In Gov primaries, Haaland still leads Dems, GOP aren’t excited for any candidate
Just two weeks before early voting begins in the biggest political contest of 2026, new polling finds that most Republicans still aren’t excited about any candidate while Democrats have picked a clear favorite. An Emerson College Poll conducted last weekend for KRQE News surveyed 1,000 likely New Mexico primary voters about the candidates on the […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, Community News
Women Who Run ABQ: Allison Hendricks-Smith is building community through Pink Warrior House
By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper. – When Allison Hendricks-Smith turned 40, she did what many people are told to do. She scheduled a routine mammogram, with no real concerns at the time. “I just turned 40. It seemed like the right thing to do,” says Hendricks-Smith. Within days, the routine appointment became the beginning of […]
Posted inNM.news
Get ’em while they’re hot! Rep. Vasquez pushes to expand SNAP to cover hot rotisserie chicken
Technically, the hot, pre-cooked rotisserie chicken you pick up from the grocery store isn’t food; at least not for the purposes of federal food aid programs like SNAP. But, New Mexico Congressman Gabe Vasquez an 18 other House members have a plan to change that. Vasquez, a Democrat, joined a bipartisan group in Congress to […]
Posted inLocal Government, Rio Rancho
Rio Rancho road construction picks up this summer as city maps out projects through 2028
Rio Rancho drivers will see road construction ramp up this summer and into 2028 as the city launches six road projects using state grants and voter-approved bond funds. City Public Works Department Director BJ Gottlieb told the Rio Rancho Governing Body during a work session Tuesday that two state Transportation Project Fund grant projects are […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, Community News, NM.news, Sponsored Content
Albuquerque Academy and Soilutions Announce “Full Circle” Partnership to Transform Campus Waste into Local Soil
During Earth Month, Albuquerque Academy is announcing a landmark sustainability partnership with Soilutions, New Mexico’s premier composting and soil company, to divert the school’s food and green waste from landfills. This “closed-loop” initiative turns the Academy’s food scraps and green waste into nutrient-rich compost, some of which is then returned to the campus to nourish […]
Posted inRio Rancho
Mayor Hull closes out 12 years at final meeting Thursday
Mayor Gregg Hull will gavel in his final Governing Body meeting Thursday after 12 years leading Rio Rancho — and he’ll do it with a contested vote on the agenda. The Governing Body meets at 6 p.m. Thursday at Council Chambers for what will be Hull’s last regular meeting as mayor. Among the items on […]
Posted inFederal Government & Congress
Heinrich’s permitting reform negotiations are the key to unlocking stuck projects across New Mexico
In 2023 Senator Martin Heinrich addressed a systematic failure in government efficiency. Heinrich’s FASTER ACT represented a modernized iteration of the FAST ACT which was crafted to expedite surface transmission projects nationwide and certainly sought to alleviate the multi- year bureaucratic redundancy that stalled the Sun Zia Transmission line which represented a $20 billion dollar […]
Posted inPueblos
Tamaya resort marks Earth Day with farm-to-table focus, thousands of pounds donated to Albuquerque shelter
A resort nestled along the Rio Grande between Albuquerque and Santa Fe is turning its kitchen gardens into community resources, donating more than 3,000 pounds of food last year to an Albuquerque homeless shelter. Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa, located on the Santa Ana Pueblo, highlighted its sustainability programs Wednesday in recognition of Earth […]
Posted inLocal Government
Santa Fe County, Edgewood reach multi-million dollar deal to restore fire service
Edgewood –– Santa Fe County and the the Town of Edgewood say they have reached a new agreement to avoid interruptions in fire service for Edgewood for the near future and study whether Edgewood should create it’s own fire department down the road. The framework for the agreement was shared in a joint news release […]
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