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Jurors began deliberations Wednesday in a lawsuit by a former City of Albuquerque employee who says she was fired in retaliation for reporting misconduct by a top Albuquerque Police Department official. Plus, Albuquerque city leaders celebrated a key Westside project with a groundbreaking ceremony for a new multigenerational center to be built near Cibola Loop and Cuba Road NW.

Survivors of the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire told federal and state officials at a town hall meeting late last week that they are concerned about how much compensation is going to repair smoke and ash damage while many in the burn scar are still struggling to get back on their feet. The Federal Emergency Management […] The post NM fire survivors raise concerns about smoke damage payments appeared first on Source New Mexico.

DENVER — Stories from the Land of Enchantment told by local journalists were highlighted among the top news articles last year in the region. On Saturday, the annual Top of the Rockies Excellence in Journalism competition honored 67 articles published in 2023 by nine news outlets from journalists across the state. Judges picked award-winners from […] The post Source New Mexico wins 10 awards at the SPJ Top of the Rockies contest appeared first on Source New Mexico.

Two New Mexico congressional members hosted housing nonprofit leaders from across the state Tuesday to celebrate $16 million in federal housing funds allocated earlier this year. The money from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will help groups like Catholic Charities and La Casa Inc. in Las Cruces. They are expected to use […] The post Opportunities and challenges ahead for NM nonprofits awarded $16 million in federal housing funds appeared first on Source New Mexico.

It’s a safe bet Democrats will barrel into 2025 with their supremacy intact at the New Mexico Legislature. Barring an unexpected shock during this year’s elections, Democrats’ stranglehold on power is assured. Going into the 2024 contests, Democrats control nearly two-thirds of all seats in the House and nearly three of every five seats in […] The post Progressives going after incumbents in hot Democratic primaries appeared first on Source New Mexico.

More than two-and-a-half months after the head of the federal office overseeing nearly $4 billion in compensation for Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon survivors stepped down, her replacement still hasn’t been named.

In February 2023, I signed a lease on a dusty studio apartment in Las Vegas, New Mexico, in the aftermath of the state's largest wildfire.

My neighbors were my best sources.

But one local official and a municipal advocacy group say getting rid of gross receipts taxes will harm already-reeling local governments.

Source New Mexico obtained an informal substitute bill the MFA sent as a possible compromise to the governor’s office. It gutted most of the provisions of the legislation debated Wednesday