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ABQ Cops Skipped Court, Let Hundreds Go Free

As the legislature considers whether or not to make it easier to jail people prior to conviction, records received from the 2nd Judicial District Attorney’s office indicate that it’s not just those accused of crimes that fail to appear for court proceedings. In fact, law enforcement officers from Albuquerque Police Department, Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office, and New Mexico State Police failed to participate or appear nearly 1,000 times, but they didn’t face any consequences from the court system.

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APS Considers Changes to Calendar and Bell Schedules

Albuquerque Public School students could be starting school a week earlier, among other changes, under a newly-proposed calendar by the district. APS announced that the district is considering …

Data: ABQ Rents Jumped Almost 10% Since Last Year

Unless you recently got a big raise at work, the amount of your income you pay for rental housing in Albuquerque is about to go up when your lease runs out.   Rental prices in the Albuquerque …

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City Council Sides with Landlords

Albuquerque City Councilors tumbled their way through a short agenda and made a seemingly …

City Council Watch: Burque City Leaders Chatter Through A Marathon Meeting

With a pile of municipal business on the table, Albuquerque City Councilors worked through a five-plus hour Jan. 18 regular meeting. And some probably left with a city-sized headache as well. Cop …
New Mexico
Heinrich: US on "wrong side of history" opposing Navajo water at Supreme Court
New Mexico's senior US Senator is taking umbrage with the Biden administration's opposition to a plea by the Navajo nation requiring the federal government to include basic water access in treaty …
Puccini’s last opera is set in a fairytale vision of ancient China, where the beautiful yet unapproachable princess Turandot rules with an iron fist. To those who wish to marry her, she has issued …

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Legislative Roundup: Bestiality May Soon Become a Crime in NM

Santa Fe New Mexican Staff Bestiality bill: The Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan bill Monday that would outlaw sexual contact between a person and an animal. Senate Bill 215, which would …

Bill to Expand Voting Access Heads to Senate

Inbox By Daniel J. Chacón/Santa Fe New Mexican New Mexicans would be automatically registered to vote when they do business at the Motor Vehicle Division, and the voting rights of convicted …

Committee OKs Bill to Give Gov, Other Elected Officials $60,000 Pay Raise This Tear

By Daniel J. Chacón/Santa Fe New Mexican Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, Attorney General Raúl Torrez and other statewide elected officials each would get a raise of nearly $60,000 this year under …
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is extending health orders related to COVID-19 one final time through the end of the month. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham made the announcement Friday that she is …
By Daniel J. Chacón/Santa Fe New Mexican A bill that would hold adults responsible for keeping guns out of the hands of children passed the Senate largely along party lines Friday. Sen. Benny …
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House Committee Endorses New Special Education Agency

Robert Nott/Santa Fe New Mexican A bill that would create a New Mexico Office of Special Education moved a step forward Friday as members of the House Education Committee voted to endorse …

Senate Advances Gun Bills on Waiting Period, Advertising

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Back to the drawing board with paid family medical leave

Congresswoman Patricia Schroeder, a trailblazer for women, passed away recently at the age of 82. She retired in 1996 at age 56, having served 24 years. Schroeder championed the passage of the …

Reinventing the state school board

Something we New Mexicans are not good at: electing officials for certain powerful statewide commissions. Our track record is abysmal. We have elected people who have disappointed us over and …

Buffalo Tract Would Be Protected from Open-pit Gravel Mining

U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) have introduced the Buffalo Tract Protection Act that withdraws four parcels of Bureau of Land Management …
Business

Heidi's to Offer Feel-Good Food

"I've always been really passionate about cannabis," says Chef Dimitri Eleftheriou from his gleaming kitchen in Albuquerque's industrial district. "So I want to transfer that passion into medicine …

Restaurateur Eyes WeDo Expansion

Erin Wade, the owner of the successful Old Town area eatery Vinaigrette, has teamed with local real estate developer Jay Rembe to deliver a major shot of adrenaline to Albuquerque's restaurant trade …

Kickstand Cafe "Reopens"

Kickstand Cafe and Cycles only opened its doors a year ago in September, so it was unusual to see a "Grand Reopening" party earlier this month at the restaurant and bike shop out in Alameda. But the …
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Fiery Foods Founder Cools His Heels

All the way back in 1988, TV host, food historian and author Dave DeWitt created the Fiery Foods Show right here in Albuquerque. It was the first trade show in the nation to concentrate on hot sauces …

AVANGRID Makes Big Deal To Expand NM Solar Company Biz

The company looking to acquire PNM isn't waiting on the courts or regulators to approve the deal before making big investments in New Mexico's renewable energy community. To make the most of …
Cannabis

Court Pressed in Psilocybin Case

Advocates for rescheduling psilocybin on the federal list of controlled substances are calling on the federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to review the drug’s status as a Schedule I substance in …

Governor Suggests Political Fight Over Gun Control Could Force Special Session

By Robert Nott The Santa Fe New Mexican One of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's key public safety initiatives may be in trouble, and she hinted the battle over such legislation may force a …
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PRC Inundated with RFPs for Solar Facilities 

More than half of new electric-generating capacity in the U.S for 2023 is projected to be solar, according to the Energy Information Administration, which ranks New Mexico’s abundant sunshine as …

Trump Cowboy Couy Griffin Found Not Guilty of Campaign Finance Charge

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Cowboys for Trump cofounder Couy Griffin was found not guilty Wednesday of a misdemeanor charge of failing to register a political committee at a trial in southern New …
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