By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — Burqueños riding public transit may be feeling safer lately as new ABQ Ride data shows security calls across the transit system are dropping even while ridership continues to grow. Data reviewed by City Desk from ABQ Ride’s third-quarter report shows safety calls dropped 21% from last year, averaging 1,871 […]
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Women Who Run ABQ: Roberta Ricci at Hispano Chamber of Chamber of Commerce
By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper. – Roberta Ricci knows what it means to build a life through hard work, community and opportunity. As the Chief Experience Officer of the Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce, Ricci oversees membership, marketing, convention and tourism efforts while helping connect small businesses across New Mexico with the resources they need […]
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After mayor warns of budget woes, Council OK’s city’s biggest budget ever
By Jesse Jones, City Desk in The Paper. — The City Council passed the city’s largest-ever budget, $1.5 billion, Monday night overcoming earlier warnings from the mayor that future spending would have to be cut to meet slower economic projections. The spending plan, passing 7-2, with councilors Brook Bassan and Dan Lewis voting against it, […]
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Andrew Yang’s Forward Party earns party status for New Mexico November ballot
New Mexico officially has a new political party just in time for election season. Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver’s office confirmed on May 15 that the New Mexico Forward Party, a state affiliate of the national party started by businessman and former presidential candidate Andrew Yang, achieved minor party status, qualifying the party to […]
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“Women Get Sh*t Done”: Rep. Leger Fernández leads in new bi-partisan push to end sexual misconduct in Congress
As the head of the Democratic Women’s Caucus in Congress, New Mexico Representative Teresa Leger Fernández has already taken the lead to reform the historically predatory work environment many women feel working on Capitol Hill. Now, she is getting some bi-partisan help from her counterpart in the Republican caucus, Congresswoman Kat Cammack, a Republican of […]
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Council says it found $11 million budget error by mayor. He says they don’t understand the budget.
By Jesse Jones — City Desk in The Paper. — Division has split Albuquerque City Hall as a clash is erupting between the City Council and Mayor Tim Keller’s administration over an $11.8 million discrepancy council staff uncovered in the city’s financial projections while reviewing the mayor’s proposed $1.4 billion fiscal year 2027 budget. It […]
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In next battle between council and mayor, Councilor wants voters to remove key directors from mayor’s supervision
By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — An Albuquerque city councilor wants to keep the city’s top legal officer and chief record-keeper independent of the political winds that shift with each municipal election. Council Vice-President Dan Champine is sponsoring a pair of measures at Monday night’s City Council meeting that would let voters decide in the […]
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NMDOT warns of “significant” weekend delays on I-40 in Carnuel through June
East Mountain drivers headed to weekend shopping or work in Albuquerque will need to add a little more time to their plans for the next few weekends. NMODT is beginning a project that will reduce I-40 to just one lane through the Tijeras Canyon from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. every weekend through mid-June. During […]
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Haaland talks being a mom on Medicaid, SNAP and WIC in new ad
Deb Haaland likes to say that her personal story mirrors a lot of New Mexicans, especially young single motheres relying on Medicaid, SNAP and WIC to provide for their children. In a new ad launching today from her campaign, Haaland speaks directly to camera about those challenges and how they informed her plans as governor. […]
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Haaland outraises all other gov candidates combined, again
Deb Haaland has done it again. In the most recent campaign finance reports for candidates for governor, Haaland added $868,673 to her campaign war chest, outpacing all other candidates for governor combined. This story was originally published at New Mexico Political Report, a nonprofit news service covering politics and policy in the Land of Enchantment. […]