ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A new poll shows the city’s plan to build a soccer stadium is in serious trouble. That poll, commissioned by local publication The Paper, comes just as early voting starts, with the $50 million stadium question as one of the driving issues on the ballot Nov. 2.
The latest development proposal on Central could bring a huge new apartment complex to Nob Hill from a company that’s been building big all over Albuquerque.
The Twinkle Light Parade has been named one of USA Today’s top 10 holiday parades in the nation, and now one Albuquerque neighborhood association wants it moved back to where it originally began: Downtown.
One group is trying to put a stop to the city’s storytime event for kids at Albuquerque’s main library and it’s all because of who will be leading the event. It’s called “Drag Queen Storytime.”
A big new building going up on a prime piece of Central Avenue is facing new opposition from a city councilor and the surrounding neighborhood. The Nob Hill Neighborhood Association says it will file a formal appeal against an already under construction four-story self-storage facility at the corner of Central and Montclaire Drive southeast.
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham delivered the State of the State address on Tuesday from the state capitol. The speech came amid tightened security at the Roundhouse and COVID-19 precautions for 60-day legislative session, which caused a delay from the usual opening day speech.
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During questioning of the first Black female nominated to lead New Mexico’s Department of Veteran Services, the Republican leader in the State Senate questioned whether the nominee’s “culture” would allow her to lead a state cabinet agency and serve non-Black residents of the state.
Accepting or tolerating another person is not the same thing as caring about their wellbeing, celebrating their differences, or working to liberate them from discrimination and oppression.
More than 100,000 employees in Albuquerque, who get sick just like you and we do, have to work sick or lose a day’s pay when they care for themselves or a family member. Some employees risk losing their job if they take a sick day, even if they have something highly contagious or debilitating like the flu.
It’s critical that, in this time of crisis, our leaders think creatively and expansively about what’s possible and what is required of us.
Across the country and here in New Mexico, opponents of queer liberation and self-determination have re-organized under the guise of “religious freedom advocates.”
As the dust settles from the Albuquerque municipal election and federal candidates gear up for the 2020 elections, two friends are preparing to run against each other for a spot on the Bernalillo County Commission.
One week after a Nob Hill nightclub was subjected to homophobic attacks, a group of supporters rallied Sunday morning to support Albuquerque Social Club.