By Patrick Lohmann At a hotel surrounded by fresh burn scars, New Mexico lawmakers and insurance regulators described a bleak and uncertain future for prospective homeowners seeking adequate coverage for homes built in and around increasingly fire-prone forests. The interim Legislative Finance Committee meeting at the Inn of the Mountain Gods in Mescalero on Tuesday […]
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Gov. Lujan Grisham to speak at DNC, appear alongside ‘Veep’ star
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is slated to speak about health care Tuesday at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, according to her office. Lujan Grisham’s office didn’t specify when the governor would speak, but noted that she is a former state secretary of health under former Gov. Bill Richardson. Lujan Grisham, who is a party […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Westside Albuquerque
Watchdogs want US to address extreme plutonium contamination in Los Alamos’ Acid Canyon
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Watchdogs are raising new concerns about legacy contamination in Los Alamos, the birthplace of the atomic bomb and home to a renewed effort to manufacture key components for nuclear weapons. A Northern Arizona University professor emeritus who analyzed soil, water and vegetation samples taken along a popular […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., New Mexico Statewide News
How will construction on I-25 affect your commute?
The New Mexico Department of Transportation has launched what it said is its largest construction project in recent history and the road work could begin affecting Albuquerque drivers today. Crews will start by shifting travel lanes of Interstate 25 between Comanche Road and Montgomery Boulevard toward the median to begin work on the outside lanes. […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Pueblos
First polling of reset race puts NM back in Harris column; Heinrich maintains lead
In the final days of his position at the top of the Democratic presidential ticket, President Joe Biden insisted he would remain unless polling showed “there’s no way you can win.” Those polls eventually did show a narrow — if not impossible — path for Biden. By late July, he relented and opened the door […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Westside Albuquerque
WQCC commissioner will abstain from final produced water rule vote
By Danielle Prokop, Source New Mexico A New Mexico water board member with ties to the oil and gas industry announced Monday she will abstain from a final vote on statewide rules developing additional uses of oil and gas wastewater. The Water Quality Control Commission (WQCC), an oft-overlooked body of 13 members tasked with shaping […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Westside Albuquerque
FEMA reaches $1 billion in payouts, settles seven lawsuits for northern NM fire victims
By Patrick Lohmann, Source New Mexico The federal agency tasked with distributing nearly $4 billion to victims of the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire announced a milestone last week: $1 billion in compensation paid for the April 2022 fire. The Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Claims Office also recently settled seven lawsuits with several law firms representing thousands […]
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The Paper., City Desk ABQ appoint new editor, welcome new staff
Albuquerque — Andy Lyman, a 14-year veteran of New Mexico newsrooms, has been appointed as the editor of City Desk ABQ, the city’s new nonprofit digital news source, and The Paper., Albuquerque’s most-read arts, culture and alt-weekly newspaper. Lyman is leading a new and growing newsroom team covering Albuquerque and Bernalillo County government, arts, culture […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Westside Albuquerque
Nursing home inspections across New Mexico find at least one violation in 88% of facilities
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Recent unannounced inspections of nursing homes across New Mexico found at least one violation in 88% of them, authorities said Wednesday. State health officials said just 11 of the 91 assisted living facilities received a perfect score, while 55 got a 90% rating. Four nursing homes — two each in Albuquerque […]
Posted inCourts, Justice & Safety, New Mexico Statewide News, Westside Albuquerque
Prosecutor opposes ‘Rust’ armorer’s request for release as she seeks new trial for set shooting
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A special prosecutor is opposing a request by a former movie armorer that she be released from prison while seeking a new trial and appeal of her involuntary manslaughter conviction in a 2021 shooting on the set of the film “Rust.” Kari Morrissey wrote in a response brief filed Friday […]