The Paper | ABQ Newsletter 042226

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Daniel Moncada, aka Leonel Salamanca from Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, poses in Española for the state’s “Keep Litter Out of My Territory” clean up day last weekend. (State of NM / Ofc of the Gov)

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Why would a city councilor vote against her own bill in a council meeting? It happened Monday night when a majority of councilors hijacked Tammy Fiebelkorn’s bill requiring landlords to turn on A/C when the weather warms up. Our Jesse Jones was there to follow the drama and final result.

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‘It would be a lot cooler if you did’: ABQ council passes cooling rules — but not the ones the sponsor wanted – The Paper.

Jesse Jones, The Paper. — For thousands of Burqueños struggling to keep their homes cool as temperatures climb earlier each year, a common landlord workaround is now off the table — but the stronger protections one councilor fought for didn’t make it through. City councilors voted 5-4 Monday night to approve O-26-22, an amendment to […]

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History made: ABQ confirms the first female police chief and new safety director – The Paper.

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Women Who Run ABQ: Allison Hendricks-Smith is building community through Pink Warrior House – The Paper.

By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper. – When Allison Hendricks-Smith turned 40, she did what many people are told to do. She scheduled a routine mammogram, with no real concerns at the time. “I just turned 40. It seemed like the right thing to do,” says Hendricks-Smith. Within days, the routine appointment became the beginning of […]

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Albuquerque Academy and Soilutions Announce “Full Circle” Partnership to Transform Campus Waste into Local Soil – The Paper.

During Earth Month, Albuquerque Academy is announcing a landmark sustainability partnership with Soilutions, New Mexico’s premier composting and soil company, to divert the school’s food and green waste from landfills. This “closed-loop” initiative turns the Academy’s food scraps and green waste into nutrient-rich compost, some of which is then returned to the campus to nourish […]

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Earth Day Festival NM Returns with Focus on Action, Education and Community Solutions – The Paper.

This weekend at Balloon Fiesta Park…

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Get ’em while they’re hot! Rep. Vasquez pushes to expand SNAP to cover hot rotisserie chicken – The Paper.

Technically, the hot, pre-cooked rotisserie chicken you pick up from the grocery store isn’t food; at least not for the purposes of federal food aid programs like SNAP. But, New Mexico Congressman Gabe Vasquez an 18 other House members have a plan to change that. Vasquez, a Democrat, joined a bipartisan group in Congress to […]

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Heinrich’s permitting reform negotiations are the key to unlocking stuck projects across New Mexico – The Paper.

State Rep. Meredith Dixon in The Paper.

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Opinion: Former Sheriff Phil Snekeker makes his pitch for BernCo sheriff in Dem. primary – The Paper.

My name is Philip A. Snedeker. I am a candidate for the office of Bernalillo County Sheriff. I will be seeking the Democratic nomination for the office, in the Primary Election, in June of 2026. I grew up in Southern New Mexico, in the Town of Silver City. I attended local rarea schools. I earned […]

Meanwhile, elsewhere in New Mexico…

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Verses

Close out National Poetry Month with a pair of New Mexico poets laureate

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Las Cruces middle school teacher arrested on child sexual contact charges

Las Cruces police arrested a middle school teacher accused of inappropriate contact and communication with a 14-year-old student.

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New Mexicans receive first $100K payments under radiation exposure law

New Mexicans are receiving $100,000 payments under the expanded RECA program as thousands file claims tied to historic nuclear exposure, with free assistance available and a 2027 deadline to apply.

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New Mexico to impose new federal food aid document requirements to reduce errors

New paperwork requirements for food aid could affect how quickly and accurately some New Mexico households receive SNAP benefits.

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