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Keller nixes funding shift from the Rail Trail to Westside sports complex

By Elizabeth McCall Mayor Tim Keller Thursday afternoon vetoed the City Councilโ€™s decision to move funding from a high-profile, multi-use trail project to a planned sports complex project on the Westside after a group of Albuquerque residents pleaded with city councilors Wednesday night to reconsider.ย  In his veto message, Keller said he still supports the […]

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APS superintendent gets contract extension

By Rodd Cayton, City Desk ABQ Gabriella Durรกn Blakey is now set to lead Albuquerque Public Schools through June 2028.  The APS Board of Education Wednesday night voted to extend Blakeyโ€™s contract by two years, citing the districtโ€™s progress toward key goals. Board members discussed the possible extension in an executive session, then returned to […]

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APS superintendent gets contract extension

By Rodd Cayton, City Desk ABQ Gabriella Durรกn Blakey is now set to lead Albuquerque Public Schools through June 2028.  The APS Board of Education Wednesday night voted to extend Blakeyโ€™s contract by two years, citing the districtโ€™s progress toward key goals. Board members discussed the possible extension in an executive session, then returned to […]

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City Council never approved now-failed Gateway Center contract

By Damon Scott, City Desk ABQ Albuquerque City Councilor Renรฉe Grout said this week that the cityโ€™s termination of a Gateway Center contract โ€” designed to provide medical sobering services for those experiencing homelessness โ€” is a consequence of the Mayor Tim Keller administration โ€œrushing to press conferences and ignoring details.โ€ At issue is a […]

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City Council never approved now-failed Gateway Center contract

By Damon Scott, City Desk ABQ Albuquerque City Councilor Renรฉe Grout said this week that the cityโ€™s termination of a Gateway Center contract โ€” designed to provide medical sobering services for those experiencing homelessness โ€” is a consequence of the Mayor Tim Keller administration โ€œrushing to press conferences and ignoring details.โ€ At issue is a […]

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Could Learning Torrance County History Stop Youth From Leaving the Area After Graduation?

By Hannah Grover  Estancia Municipal and Mountainair Public school districts high school students may be required to learn Torrance County history in the future. SB 314 would provide the school districts with $250,000 to develop a curriculum for Torrance County history.  The curriculum would encompass history from pre-Colonial times through the modern era. Javier Sรกnchez, […]