Town councilors in Bernalillo are set to clear the way for a new animal shelter. At Monday’s meeting, councilors will consider a request from Sandoval County for a rezoning of land at 400 S. Hill Road from rural residential special use; the proposed ordinance would also rezone other parts of the parcel for light industrial […]
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Adobe Whitewater Club partners with Army Corps for Cochiti Lake cleanup
The Adobe Whitewater Club will team up with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for a volunteer cleanup of Cochiti Lake on Saturday, Sept. 20, organizers announced. The event will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and aims to remove non-biodegradable trash from the lake and surrounding areas, according to Scott Carpenter, president of […]
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New Mexico woman’s gun show protest triggers constitutional case after arrest
A 70-year-old woman filed a civil rights lawsuit Monday against the City of Moriarty and Torrance County after being arrested and detained for three days while peacefully protesting outside a gun show in February. Jill Gatwood, an Albuquerque resident represented by the American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico, alleges in the lawsuit that she […]
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Board dismisses Westside candidates’ complaint against opponent’s manager
A longtime Democratic campaign manager says he is ready to “move on” after a city ethics board dismissed a complaint by a Westside city council candidate alleging her opponent’s campaign manager encouraged her to withdraw from the race. Stephanie Telles filed a complaint this summer after she failed to submit enough signatures to qualify for […]
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Balloon Fiesta buzzkill? Piñon Coffee prices climb thanks to tariffs
New Mexico Piñon Coffee is a staple for pre-dawn visitors to Albuquerque’s Balloon Fiesta but caffeine heads planning to grab a coffee treat on the field should prepare to pay a little more thanks to President Donald Trumps tariffs. The local coffee roaster, in business since 1994, announced this week that ” with the new […]
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Marble Brewery inks deal to brew Bosque beers
What started as a regulatory snag for one of Albuquerque’s top breweries has turned into a first-of-its-kind partnership in New Mexico’s craft beer scene. Marble Brewery confirmed to City Desk that it will produce and distribute Bosque Brewing’s flagship beers statewide while Bosque works through wastewater compliance issues at its facility in the Town of […]
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Albuquerque eyes $777M investment in fusion energy research
Albuquerque city councilors may consider some of their biggest financial decisions of the year when they meet Wednesday, a few days later than usual because of the Labor Day holiday. The meeting could include a massive industrial revenue bond for a nuclear fusion facility, along with votes on previously deferred housing initiatives. Nuclear fusion development […]
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Judge blocks Trump from cutting funding to more ‘sanctuary cities,’ including Albuquerque, for now
Late Friday, a federal judge extended a block of the Trump administration’s efforts to freeze federal funding to more cities, including Albuquerque, that restrict law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration efforts. Judge William Orrick in San Francisco extended an earlier preliminary injunction barring the federal government from withholding funds or conditioning federal funding on having […]
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Opinion: Uballez campaign tactic not fair to career city employees
Letter to the Editor By Barbara L. Taylor. Taylor is the former Capital Implementation Program Official and former director of the Parks and Recreation Department in the City of Albuquerque Ideally election campaigns are about aspirations and solutions. Municipal government, more than any other level of government, provides services that touch people’s lives every day. […]
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All Politics Is Local — Especially School Boards
Corner to Corner Diane Denish is a former lieutenant governor of New Mexico. She is a native of Hobbs and now lives in Albuquerque. Editor’s note: An earlier version of this column stated that Acequia Madre School in Santa Fe was closed after public meetings over its future. A reader noted the error and the […]