Editor’s note: This is a series profiling our local state legislators, their priorities and issues impacting our Sandoval County throughout the 60-day Legislative Session. Read more online. By Jesse Jones State Rep. Kathleen Cates, a Rio Rancho Democrat, is fresh off her reelection for District 44 and just began her second term. She said she […]
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Trump wants to tackle inflation. Will these top actions bring prices down?
By Abha Bhattarai · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Many Americans say they voted for Donald Trump because he promised to defeat inflation. So it’s no surprise that Trump’s first actions included directives aimed at “emergency price relief” for housing, food, gas and other basics, which remain up by double-digit percentages from 2019. He ordered government officials […]
Trump wants to tackle inflation. Will these top actions bring prices down?
By Abha Bhattarai · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Many Americans say they voted for Donald Trump because he promised to defeat inflation. So it’s no surprise that Trump’s first actions included directives aimed at “emergency price relief” for housing, food, gas and other basics, which remain up by double-digit percentages from 2019. He ordered government officials […]
Trump immigration raids alarm cities, but ICE arrests fewer than in 2017
By Maria Sacchetti, Nick Miroff, Dan Lamothe · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The Trump administration circulated photos Friday showing U.S. troops loading shackled detainees onto a military cargo plane, as the White House declared a start to the mass deportation campaign the president promised along the campaign trail. The White House said immigration agents have arrested 538 undocumented […]
Trump immigration raids alarm cities, but ICE arrests fewer than in 2017
By Maria Sacchetti, Nick Miroff, Dan Lamothe · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The Trump administration circulated photos Friday showing U.S. troops loading shackled detainees onto a military cargo plane, as the White House declared a start to the mass deportation campaign the president promised along the campaign trail. The White House said immigration agents have arrested 538 undocumented […]
Trump signs executive order on declassifying files on JFK, RFK and King assassinations
By Praveena Somasundaram · The Washington Post (c) 2025 President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered the declassification of records related to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, former U.S. senator Robert F. Kennedy and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. “That’s a big one, huh?” he said while signing the order in the Oval Office. For […]
Trump signs executive order on declassifying files on JFK, RFK and King assassinations
By Praveena Somasundaram · The Washington Post (c) 2025 President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered the declassification of records related to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, former U.S. senator Robert F. Kennedy and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. “That’s a big one, huh?” he said while signing the order in the Oval Office. For […]
Crime, Child Welfare, Behavioral Health among Lujan Grisham’s Legislative Priorities
By Susan Morée Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signaled in her State of the State speech on Tuesday that she intends to pick up the fight over public safety that led to a stalemate in the special session this summer. Lujan Grisham highlighted several legislative priorities, from improving oversight for the New Mexico Child, Youth and […]
City Council OKs public housing upgrades
Multiple low-income Albuquerque properties are officially set for energy-efficient upgrades, which Mayor Tim Keller’s administration says will lower costs for residents. City councilors on Wednesday unanimously approved a contract with the International Center for Appropriate and Sustainable Technology to start a $6 million project that will add new weatherstripping, water heaters, furnaces, smart thermostats and […]
City Council OKs public housing upgrades
Multiple low-income Albuquerque properties are officially set for energy-efficient upgrades, which Mayor Tim Keller’s administration says will lower costs for residents. City councilors on Wednesday unanimously approved a contract with the International Center for Appropriate and Sustainable Technology to start a $6 million project that will add new weatherstripping, water heaters, furnaces, smart thermostats and […]