By Sara Atencio Gonzales — The New Mexico Technology Council has announced the 2026 New Mexico Women in Tech Honorees, marking the 18th year of a program that continues to spotlight leaders shaping the state’s growing technology industry. This year’s awards ceremony will take place March 4 at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque. […]
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Posted inElections & Politics, Sandoval Signpost, Town of Bernalillo
‘Countdown to victory’: Bernalillo election heats up midday
Election day in the Town of Bernalillo arrived with voters needing to make decisions on keeping or changing the mayor and whether new economic development efforts should get tax dollars. Town Clerk/Administrator Ida Fierro told the Sandoval Signpost 450 voters cast early ballots in this election, up from 300 two years ago. On Tuesday, she […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, City Desk ABQ, Local Government
Council eyes new African American board, aims to quell fire rescue staffing conflict
By Jesse Jones — Tonight, the Albuquerque City Council will consider a new African American Advisory Board and a measure revising staffing rules for Albuquerque Fire Rescue. Sponsored by Councilor Nichole Rogers, ordinance O-26-11 would create an African American Advisory Board to advise the mayor on issues affecting African Americans. The board would focus on economic mobility, […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Corrales, Corrales Comment
Stansbury secures funding for vital water infrastructure upgrade in Corrales
The Village of Corrales will receive more than $1 million in federal funding to build a wastewater treatment system aimed at protecting local groundwater, Rep. Melanie Stansbury announced. Stansbury, D-N.M., secured $1,092,000 for the project as part of a package of Community Project appropriations that cleared Congress last month. The funding will pay for the […]
Posted in+Arts & Culture, Placitas, The Paper.
Painting Exhibit Invites Viewers to Have a Seat
At Wild Hearts Gallery, March’s featured exhibition invites visitors to slow down and take in the view. Have a Seat by Colleen Z. Gregoire will be on display March 3 through March 29. The collection of oil paintings explores New Mexico landscapes through an unexpected but familiar focal point: chairs. Gregoire explains that the idea […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov.
New Mexicans in Congress condemn Trump’s Iran actions without Congressional approval
The United States and Israel launched a bombing campaign against Iran Saturday morning, prompting near universal condemnation from New Mexico’s elected members of Congress for President Trump’s action without Congressional approval, as is required by the Constitution. Here’s what they had to say in their first comments following the news: Senator Martin Heinrich, a Democrat: […]
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“Bye, Felicia,” “You won’t be missed”: Reactions to Noem’s ouster from New Mexico’s Senators, Reps in Congress
President Donald Trump’s embattled Homeland Security secretary has been removed, the White House announced earlier today, following a rocky tenure culminating in the killing of two American citizens in Minneapolis, questions about her extravagant spending on a new luxury jet and a $200 million advertising campaign featuring her riding a horse at Mount Rushmore, and […]
Posted inElections & Politics, NM Political Report
The rise of New Mexico’s purple voters
New Mexico voters are not shifting left or right — they are walking away from the two major parties, giving rise to “purple voters.” These residents, who are not affiliated with either party, now make up more than a quarter of the state’s electorate a new analysis by New Mexico Political Report found. City Desk […]
Posted inCorrales, Corrales Comment
Corrales Road to slow this weekend
Corraleños should give themselves extra time to traverse the village Saturday morning. Public Service Company of New Mexico crews will be working on a transformer at Corrales Road and Perea Road, reducing the roadway to a single lane. Drivers may need to wait for vehicles going in the opposite direction before they can proceed. The […]
Posted inCorrales, Corrales Comment, Education
Corrales principal on leave, APS mum as investigation underway
The principal at Corrales K-8 School is on administrative leave, a district official told the Corrales Comment. Principal Alvaro Ramazzini remains on leave while an internal investigation proceeds, Albuquerque Public Schools Spokesperson Martin Salazar said. He declined to comment further, saying the issue is a personnel matter. Casey Reid-Kadlec, the principal of Inez Elementary School, […]