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City of Albuquerque City Council met Monday, March 21.


City of Santa Fe Buckman Direct Diversion Board met Thursday, July 7.


Community organizer: City council aide 'called me a Nazi'

In a recent phone call about Albuquerque’s acute homelessness problem, an aide to city council member Tammy Fieblekorn essentially called long-time community organizer, activist and policy analyst Valere McFarland a Nazi who wants to "put the homeless into concentration camps," McFarland said.


Vexus Fiber creates choice among internet providers: 'This is really big news for the city of Albuquerque'

Albuquerque residents will soon have an option when it comes to purchasing internet service.


Albuquerque ice cream store owner got a sweet surprise from a customer: 'It restored my faith in humanity'

Bill Warren makes his living treating his customers to sweetness, but it’s seldom that the owner of “I Scream Ice Cream” in northeast Albuquerque is the recipient of a treat himself.



City of Santa Fe SWMA Joint Powers Board met Thursday, March 17.


City of Santa Fe Planning Commission met Thursday, July 7.



VRF to republish voter rolls after federal court victory for election transparency: 'We won't be intimidated by politicians'

After filing a federal court First Amendment lawsuit back in March against top Democrat officials in New Mexico to ensure the public’s right to view public voter rolls was not blocked, Voter Reference Foundation is celebrating a victory nearly four months later.


Mayor Tim Keller should suspend the permitting process for ‘safe outdoor spaces’ until the City Council has time to act

On July 19, the New Mexico Sun broke the story that applications for “safe outdoor spaces” have been filed with the city Planning Department and that private funding is being sought for at least 6 encampments.


Work Force Community liaison: 'This gets the students into the systems for county jobs, municipal, federal'

San Juan County has a program collaborating with teenagers in high school to aid them in making the key life decision of what career they will choose to follow.


Pattern Energy acquires transmission line for New Mexico wind farms: 'The largest clean energy infrastructure project in American history'

California-based renewable energy developer Pattern Energy recently acquired rights to a transmission-line project to connect its New Mexico wind farms with larger markets in the West.


Community groups challenge Valencia County's new drilling ordinance

Valencia Water Watchers and other groups are mobilizing against a recently approved ordinance that facilitates oil and gas drilling in Valencia County.