By Andy Nghiem | Aug 16, 2023
On Aug. 4, 2023, New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez and Human Services Department Cabinet Secretary Kari Armijo announced a new public awareness campaign named "Don't Be Taken For a Ride." According to a press release by the New Mexico Human Services Department, this initiative involves utilizing the 988 crisis lifeline to report suspicious activities linked to the behavioral health treatment scam affecting the most vulnerable, unsheltered populations in New Mexico
By Andy Nghiem | Jul 25, 2023
Farm Bureau Financial Services was originally established in 1939 to address the liability insurance requirements of Iowa farmers, but today the company offers a wide range of insurance services to customers in states across the U.S. including New Mexico. A former APD police officer sat down for an interview to provide some insight into how he found a thriving career with the company after retiring from the force.
By Andy Nghiem | May 3, 2023
The New Mexico Sun recently followed up with Zac Fort, legislative affairs officer for the New Mexico Shooting Sports Association (NMSSA), after lawmakers voted on proposed gun control bills at the recent legislative session.
By Andy Nghiem | May 2, 2023
New Mexico Business Coalition (NMBC) President Carla Sonntag sat down for an interview with New Mexico Sun regarding the Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (PFMLA), which was recently stopped this past legislative session.
By Andy Nghiem | Apr 30, 2023
New Mexico Sun recently interviewed the owner of Tomasita’s, a family-owned New Mexican restaurant for his opinion regarding the Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (PFMLA), a Senate bill stopped by opposition this past session.
By Andy Nghiem | Apr 13, 2023
New Mexico author Steve McKee recently took time for an interview with the New Mexico Sun about his new book, "Turns: Where Business is Won and Lost."
By Andy Nghiem | Feb 27, 2023
Edgewood Mayor Audrey Jaramillo recently weighed in on a current dispute regarding the old Edgewood Elementary School.
By Andy Nghiem | Oct 14, 2022
The Republican’s Governor Association has released a new ad that claims New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham ordered over 700 inmates to be released from prison. The ad claims one prisoner, Christ Beltran, violated his probation but was released again. Beltran murdered his ex-girlfriend after the second release. The ad says this “never should have happened.”
By Andy Nghiem | Oct 13, 2022
In response to the appeals filed by the Santa Barbara Martineztown Neighborhood Association, the Menaul School, and several local businesses, City of Albuquerque Land Use Hearing Officer Steven Chavez (LUHO) issued an October 10 ruling remanding the Dawn Legacy Pointe “safe outdoor space” (SOS) homeless encampment application back to planning.
By Andy Nghiem | Oct 13, 2022
In a recent poll conducted by Cygnal, the race for the New Mexico attorney general has tightened with Republican Jeremy Gay polling at 41.4% of the vote against Democrat Bernalillo County District Attorney Raúl Torrez at 42%.
By Andy Nghiem | Sep 27, 2022
The Santa Barbara Martineztown Neighborhood Association (SBMTNA) is asking community members to attend a Sept. 28 hearing of an appeal opposing the approval of a tent camp for the homeless to be established in their neighborhood.
By Andy Nghiem | Aug 25, 2022
After the city of Albuquerque fast-tracked and approved an application from Dawn Legacy Pointe to establish a tent camp for the homeless, concerns are being raised about the safety of its residents, and that the site might do more harm than good, especially for victims of sex trafficking.
By Andy Nghiem | Aug 24, 2022
U.S. Rep. Yvette Herrell (R-Las Cruces) joined the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) and America First Works (AFW) in Las Cruces, New Mexico, for a town hall event at 5 p.m. Wednesday.
By Andy Nghiem | Aug 17, 2022
The Albuquerque City Council has voted 6-3 to pass a moratorium of the City Planning Department from accepting or approving any more applications for city sanctioned homeless encampments referred to as ‘safe outdoor spaces.’
By Andy Nghiem | Aug 16, 2022
The City of Albuquerque has fast-tracked and approved an application for a sanctioned tent encampment for the homeless to be located within the historic Santa Barbara Martineztown Neighborhood at 1250 Menaul. Locals have decried the planning and approval as "underhanded" and "with total disregard for the neighborhood."
By Andy Nghiem | Aug 9, 2022
Two days after the City of Albuquerque began accepting applications for safe outdoor spaces, and after months of public debate on the controversial topic, the City has received its first request for a campsite.
By Andy Nghiem | Aug 5, 2022
The Santa Barbara Martineztown Neighborhood Association (SBMTNA) is "outraged" after a city-sanctioned homeless encampment is proposed for their neighborhood.
By Andy Nghiem | Jul 26, 2022
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.
By Andy Nghiem | Jul 26, 2022
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.
By Andy Nghiem | Jul 26, 2022
An Albuquerque-area horse rescue organization is celebrating 20 years of rescuing and rehoming horses.
