By Rodd Cayton Albuquerque City Councilors will soon consider an action plan required to secure federal housing aid. One councilor, however, is concerned about when and whether the city will see that money. District 6 Councilor Nichole Rogers said Trump administration actions have placed a cloud of uncertainty around the city’s funding from the U.S. […]
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Food drive seeks to restock shelves for needy APS students
By Rodd Cayton With supplies dwindling, operators of a program serving Albuquerque Public Schools’ neediest students are asking community members to spring into action to fight hunger. APS Activities will host a food drive Saturday to benefit the McKinney Vento program, which serves students and families experiencing homelessness. Joey Wilson, community partner coordinator for donations, […]
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Keller, White lead in earliest days of qualifying for public financing
By Matthew Reichbach Those seeking the position of Mayor of Albuquerque could begin gathering signatures and collecting qualifying contributions for public financing last Saturday. In the first week, three candidates have received over 250 qualifying contributions of the 3,780 needed. The qualifying contributions are $5. Candidates looking for the $755,946 in public dollars still have […]
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Film studio, supplement expansions approved by council
By Rodd Cayton Albuquerque City Councilors approved a pair of economic development projects expected to bring dozens of jobs to the city’s west side. Mesa Media Group got the OK to build on a 60-acre plot adjacent to Double Eagle II Airport. According to a city news release, the company will expand its production ability, […]
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Regents’ affirmative action policy changes take effect
By Lily Alexander, The Daily Lobo Changes to two Regents’ policies on affirmative action at the University of New Mexico went into effect Tuesday, April 15. The revisions largely remove UNM’s commitment to affirmative action from the policies. This comes amid proposed changes to similar policies in the University Administrative Policies manual. This story originally appeared at The Daily […]
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City Council approves funding for two housing projects
By Rodd Cayton Albuquerque City Councilors are continuing to try to reduce a housing shortage in the city that has reached the level of thousands of units. Monday night, the council approved more than $9 million for the Somos and Farolito Senior Community housing developments as construction costs increase. Most of the money, $6.1 million, […]
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Putting a wedge in the revolving door of justice
Devin Munford should have stayed in jail. He was a repeat offender, arrested for shooting from a vehicle with a stolen gun.
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Christmas Birding
‘Tis the season for the Audubon’s 124th Christmas Bird Count (CBC). If you are unfamiliar with CBCs, it’s the time of year birders gather all across North and South America in order to count birds.
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East Mt. High Awards Athletes With Scholarships
East Mountain volleyball coach Kasi Giovenco was moved to tears last weekend as three of her players garnered All-Metro, All-Academic […]
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MLG Introduces Water Supply Plan at Dubai Conference
At the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai this week, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced a first-of-its-kind strategic …