I am writing today to announce the closure of the New Mexico Independent. After three and a half years of operation in New Mexico, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news…
While environmental activists played their part yesterday during demonstrations at the capitol building, going so far as to dress up as solar panels and to sing the tune of “You Are My Sunshine,” their counterparts, the anti-cap-and-trade contingency who has…
Roughly one quarter of University of New Mexico students are unimpressed with the state’s flagship public school, according to a survey that questioned college students about their higher education experiences.
Mayor-elect Richard Berry’s choice for Albuquerque’s next Chief Administrative Officer won’t see smooth sailing when he comes before the City Council in early December for confirmation, if current positions among councilors hold.
Berry, who is a Republican, tapped a Democrat…
The unofficial results show that Richard “R.J.” Berry will be the next mayor of Albuquerque, with 186 out of 186 precincts reporting in Albuquerque municipal election.
With 20 of 22 precincts reporting in Albuquerque City Council District 3, incumbent City Councilor Isaac Benton is headed to an easy victory over challenger Alan Armijo, 60.39 percent to 39.61 percent. In Albuquerque City Council District 5, challenger Dan…
Richard “RJ” Berry appears to be winning a plurality of the absentee votes.
Albuquerque’s early votes show Daniel Lewis leading incumbent Michael Cadigan in District 5; and incumbent Isaac Benton leading Alan Armigo in District 3.
The development community appears to be targeting two of its most vocal opponents on the city council in hopes of gaining a development-friendly board, two Albuquerque city councilors charged Wednesday. Westland Development Co., a subsidiary of SunCal, has spent at least $10,000 on the race.
The Central New Mexico Central Labor Council, composed of public and private sector labor unions in Bernalillo County and Albuquerque, released its endorsements of candidates for city council in Albuquerque’s upcoming municipal election.
Albuquerque City Council President Isaac Benton thinks that Mayor Martin Chavez’s veto of a bill placing city charter amendments on the October municipal ballot has a good chance of an override by the council. The question is a…
Three incumbent Albuquerque city councilors won the endorsement of one of the city’s most influential public employees unions.
The City Council took up the issue of the bicycle park last night, also referred to as a stadium, located directly across the street from a neighborhood last night, at the corner of Avenida Cesar Chavez and Buena Vista…
City Attorney Bob White — a long-time appointee of Mayor Martin Chávez — says the Albuquerque City Council didn’t follow the legally prescribed timeline for the council’s recently approved Capital Improvement Program, meaning the mayor’s original proposal stands. Some city councilors are calling that a power grab.
An open-air stadium for BMX bike racing that was built at the corner of Buena Vista Drive S.E. and Avenue César Chávez, about 160 feet from a row of single-family homes, is a nuisance to the neighborhood, according to Albuquerque City Councilor Isaac Benton.
