Las Cruces City Hall (Photo by Heath Haussamen)
LAS CRUCES — When progressives took control of the Albuquerque City Council in the earlier part of this decade, ethics reform followed. Similarly, ethics reform gained momentum in state government when newly elected [...]
Given that its unemployment rate has doubled over the past year, Albuquerque got some welcome news this week when Schott Solar announced that by the end of December its photovoltaic (PV) module production line will be at full capacity with 160 employees. The company has been hiring up to ten [...]
The Albuquerque metro area is one of six metro areas to have reached pre-recession levels of output according to a report by the Brookings Institute tracking the economic recession and recovery in metro areas. Albuquerque still, however, has not reached pre-recession levels of unemployment and is not one of [...]
Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry may have to wait to change the “sanctuary city” policy, as the first-term Republican termed it, according to the Albuquerque Journal. The city’s policy governing when law enforcement officers should ask about immigration status came about as the result of a 2007 lawsuit brought [...]
The Democratic Party of Bernalillo County invites you to:
Posole and Politics
Thusday, December 17, 6:00 PM
Plumbers' and Pipefitters' Hall
510 San Pedro SE, Albuquerque
Click for FLYER (pdf)
Thank you celebration
From the County Party
We want to thank you for all your hard work so come join us for some good food and conversation. Meet [...]
A story posted by the Albuquerque Journal reports that even without a public option or overhaul of Medicare, Sen. Jeff Bingaman believes a health care reform bill could bring “big benefits” to uninsured Americans.
Lea County has the highest percentage of adults who smoke in New Mexico, writes [...]
Guy Riordan, a former New Mexico State Game Commission Chairman and friend of Gov. Bill Richardson, has been banned from the securities industry for life and fined $1.5 million by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, reports the Albuquerque Journal.
Riordan, as you may recall, factored in the [...]
The governor’s office has until Thursday to formally respond to my request that it release information about the 59 political appointees Gov. Bill Richardson plans to lay off next month, but it’s beginning to sound like the information may not be released.
From Brian Colón for Lt. Governor: A festive fundraising reception in honor of Brian Colon for Lt. Governor is set for tonight, Tuesday, December 15, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. The event will take place at Casa Esencia at Hotel Albuquerque, 800 Rio Grande Blvd. NW in Albuquerque.
Casa Esencia [...]
Joe Campos comments about grand opening
"Energizing New Mexico" is the campaign slogan of New Mexico Rep. Joe Campos, who's running in the Democratic primary for Lt. Governor, and lots of energy was zinging around at Saturday's grand opening of the campaign's Albuquerque office. There was a standing room only' [...]
"Our New Mexico," Diane Denish's latest 2010 gubernatorial campaign video was released on Sunday night -- after being previewed at an Albuquerque North Valley ward meeting on Saturday afternoon.
In the 3.5 minute video, she talks about her rural roots, the state's cultural diversity and natural [...]
Be sure to watch all the way through. Ring some bells?
[...]O'Niell's Pub is proud to announce a holiday-season fundraiser for Nob Hill Mainstreet. This organization’s goal is to ramp up the revitalization of Nob Hill, and that’s a goal everyone in Albuquerque can rally around -- just ask Nob Hill’s own Rey Garduno, who will be serving beers from behind' [...]
Richard Berry’s campaign reported a mailer, sent by the GOP in the final days of the Albuquerque mayoral election, as an in-kind donation on a campaign finance report submitted Nov. 20. In early November, The Independent reported that the mailer included central messages of Mayor Richard Berry’s campaign platform, but [...]
Former Albuquerque Mayor Martin J. Chavez will participate in a panel on climate change as part of the larger United Nations climate change summit. Specifically, Chavez's panel will discuss "Leadership and Innovation by US Cities and Local Governments" as it relates to the reduction [...]
Former Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez is headed to Copenhagan to participate in a climate change panel at the United Nations Climate Change Conference. Chavez will participate in a panel called “Leadership and Innovation by US Cities and Local Governments.”
Yesterday, Chavez promised to keep people up to date [...]
Rep. Martin Heinrich (NM-01) has released a statement announcing that he will host a grand opening of his second, permanent district office, located at 3211 Coors Blvd. SW, Suite B3 in Albuquerque’s South Valley (map). All are invited to attend from 2:00 to 4:00 PM on Saturday, December [...]
“Soft landings” is how the Albuquerque Journal characterizes the contracts Gov. Bill Richardson’s administration gave to two members of his cabinet after they left those public jobs.
The contracts – which some might characterize as “thank-yous” – given to former Information Technology Secretary Roy Soto and former Workforce Solutions Secretary [...]
From the DPBC:
North Valley Event with Lt. Governor Diane Denish
Saturday, December 12, 1:00 - 3:00 PM
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
Wards 11B and 17A invite you to a greater North Valley Petition Signing Event and Statewide Candidate Update in the Chaco I room of the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque. [...]
Former Bernalillo County Sheriff Darren White was grilled on a range of issues by the Albuquerque City Council last night, before being confirmed as Albuquerque’s chief public safety officer. White was confirmed on an eight-to-one vote, with Councilor Rey Garduño dissenting.
Garduño questioned White extensively on his approach to crime, including the [...]
