Rio Rancho’s mayoral runoff is on pace to exceed total turnout from March’s six-candidate municipal election — a potentially historic result for a race that typically draws far fewer voters. The city clerk’s office reported 10,230 early votes cast in the runoff, representing 12.5% of the city’s 81,919 registered voters ahead of Tuesday’s election. That […]
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Opinion: Voters will decide about paying legislators
If New Mexico legislators were paid a salary, what would you expect them to do that they have not been doing up till now? Triple Spaced Again Merilee Dannemann is a longtime New Mexico journalist. Her columns are posted at www.triplespacedagain.com. Comments are invited through her web site. New Mexico is the only state legislature […]
Posted inNM.news
Get a Sneak Peek at Deb Haaland’s First TV Ad for Gov
More than a year after announcing her campaign for the Democratic nomination for governor, Deb Haaland has remained conspicuously absent from the television ad wars. That all changes this weekend with the launch of her first ad, “Who fights,” which is previewed exclusively here before it airs. The ad follows the traditional campaign playbook of […]
Posted inEdgewood
Pushback prompts Edgewood to pause new employee Non-Disclosure Agreements — but not for long
By Pat Davis — A surprise mandate issued this week for all employees to sign Non-Disclosure Agreements in order to work for the Town of Edgewood should now be considered more of a “first draft” for a future requirement, town leaders told the Independent, after city workers balked at signing them. Several town employees contacted […]
Posted inRio Rancho
Rio Rancho governing body rejects Orchard Park master plan over holdout lots, park concerns
Rio Rancho’s Governing Body rejected a proposed 278-home subdivision Thursday night after councilors raised concerns that the development skirted ownership requirements and shortchanged future residents on park space. The Orchard Park Master Plan, proposed by AMREP Southwest on 43 acres north of Northern Meadows near Wilpett Drive NE and Progress Boulevard NE, failed on a […]
Posted inLocal Government
Bernalillo to standardize addresses to speed 911 response
Some Bernalillo residents could see their home addresses change under a new ordinance the Town Council takes up for final vote Monday night — a fix town officials say is needed to help first responders find them faster. The Town Council meets at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Town Hall, 829 Camino del Pueblo, to consider […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News
CYFD, governor dispute DOJ findings, say reforms already underway
New Mexico’s Children, Youth and Families Department and Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham pushed back on a damning state Department of Justice report, saying the failures it documents are problems of the past — and that Acting Secretary Valerie Sandoval’s team had already taken action on each of the eight systemic issues the attorney general identified. […]
Posted inPlacitas
Placitas library hosts Spring Fling fundraiser Saturday
Placitas residents can stock up on spring plants, browse books and pick up homemade baked goods Saturday while supporting their local library at the Placitas Community Library’s annual Spring Fling. The community fundraiser runs 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 11, at the library, 453 Highway 165. The event is free and open to […]
Posted inRio Rancho
Rio Rancho Players open new theater with airport comedy-drama
Rio Rancho’s community theater group takes the stage at a new home this month, opening It Happened at the Airport — two one-act plays set in an airline terminal — at their new location on NM 528. Rio Rancho Players, a program of Rio Rancho Creative Crossroads, will perform at 1640A 528/Pat D’Arco Hwy, a […]
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Edgewood losing county fire, EMS coverage after payment dispute ends 21-year agreement
Edgewood residents face a July 1 deadline for new fire and emergency medical services after the town and Santa Fe County agreed to terminate a joint services agreement — and both sides are telling different stories about why. The two governments reached a walkaway settlement ending all claims with no financial payment by either party, […]
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