The close of the 2024 legislative session was rather unremarkable, but for rumblings of calling a special session to address public safety. A mere 72 bills of the more than six hundred filed made it to the governor’s desk to be signed into law. The lackluster session juxtaposed against a state awash in revenues yet […]
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A professionalized legislature doesn’t require six-figure salaries
The close of the 2024 legislative session was rather unremarkable, but for rumblings of calling a special session to address public safety. A mere 72 bills of the more than six hundred filed made it to the governor’s desk to be signed into law. The lackluster session juxtaposed against a state awash in revenues yet […]
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Child Porn Charges Dropped Against Former Commission Candidate
Last week, Edgewood Police arrested Colin Clausen, 37, on one count of Sexual Exploitation of Children. The warrant issued for Clausen’s arrest stated that in June 2023, three files were uploaded to an email address and phone number associated with Clausen, and that the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMAE) has categorized these […]
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Child Porn Charges Dropped Against Former Commission Candidate
Last week, Edgewood Police arrested Colin Clausen, 37, on one count of Sexual Exploitation of Children. The warrant issued for Clausen’s arrest stated that in June 2023, three files were uploaded to an email address and phone number associated with Clausen, and that the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMAE) has categorized these […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Pueblos, Uncategorized, Westside Albuquerque
Commission Lauds Legislature’s Inaction to Close Detention Center
Torrance County, Estancia in particular, dodged an economic bullet recently when the State Legislature let a Senate bill die on the floor that would have prevented the Torrance County Detention Facility from continuing to house immigrant detainees. Janice Barela, county manager, told the commission last week that the bill passed two senate committees along party […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Pueblos, Uncategorized, Westside Albuquerque
Commission Lauds Legislature’s Inaction to Close Detention Center
Torrance County, Estancia in particular, dodged an economic bullet recently when the State Legislature let a Senate bill die on the floor that would have prevented the Torrance County Detention Facility from continuing to house immigrant detainees. Janice Barela, county manager, told the commission last week that the bill passed two senate committees along party […]
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Mountainair Food Market Joins National Co-op
Other than two discount general stores, the B Street Market is the only full-sized grocery store in Mountainair and the only source of local, natural and organic foods for the town. The B Street Market recently joined the Independent Natural Food Retailers Association to offer natural products at reasonable prices. Nancy McCloud opened the market […]
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Mountainair Food Market Joins National Co-op
Other than two discount general stores, the B Street Market is the only full-sized grocery store in Mountainair and the only source of local, natural and organic foods for the town. The B Street Market recently joined the Independent Natural Food Retailers Association to offer natural products at reasonable prices. Nancy McCloud opened the market […]
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Mountainair Food Market Joins National Co-op
Other than two discount general stores, the B Street Market is the only full-sized grocery store in Mountainair and the only source of local, natural and organic foods for the town. The B Street Market recently joined the Independent Natural Food Retailers Association to offer natural products at reasonable prices. Nancy McCloud opened the market […]
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Letter to the Editor: Small Towns Should Hold Leaders and Police Accountable Too
Submitted by Pilar Tirado Murray, East Mt. resident If you’d like to submit a Letter to the Editor, please email editor@newmexico.news Merritt Hamilton Allen’s tart, intelligent and tongue-in-cheek take on New Mexico politics is always a pleasure to read and last week’s column (“APD: A Cautionary Tale”) was no exception. The “crisis communication pro tips” […]