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BREAKING: Council Passes Arena Study
The plan for a $700,000 study of a massive Downtown hotel and arena project won approval 7-2 from city councilors late Monday. The council voted to authorize a development team... Read more »
Breaking: Perlman leaving mayor’s office
Bruce Perlman is out as CAO. The mayor confirmed Friday afternoon that Perlman is leaving after a two-and-a-half-year stint as chief administrative officer, the top position under Mayor Martin Chavez.... Read more »
Winter Ponders Charter Changes
City Council President Brad Winter said he and other councilors are considering whether to establish a commission to review the City Charter. The goal would be to propose amendments aimed... Read more »
Watching the Vote Count
Political campaigns are full of drama and anxiety for candidates and their volunteers. But somebody has to handle the mundane work of actually counting the votes. On election night in... Read more »
One Precinct Left in Bernalillo County
Bernalillo County has one precinct left to count, not two as indicated on its Web site. County spokeswoman Liz Hamm said the discprenancy is the result of a precinct at... Read more »
Clerk: Only Routine Glitches So Far
Bernalillo County Clerk Maggie Toulouse Oliver said it's been a routine Election Day so far, but there have been some minor glitches: – Some poll officials didn't show up this... Read more »
Cadigan proposes small-business center
City Councilor Michael Cadigan wants the city to establish a small-business center with $80,000 he sponsored in the new city budget. Cadigan will introduce a resolution on Monday offering guidelines... Read more »
Mayor won’t close museum
Mayor Martin Chavez doesn't like the City Council's budget measure for the coming fiscal year, but it sounds like he'll live with it. In an interview, Chavez said: – He... Read more »
Cadigan budget passes
Michael Cadigan's substitute budget proposal won approval from the City Council late Monday. Councilors did amend the bill to reduce the size of the cut to the Balloon Museum operating... Read more »
Animal group wants adoption funding
Animal Protection of New Mexico is weighing in against Michael Cadigan's budget proposal. The group says the measure would harm animals by delaying the opening of a West Side adoption... Read more »
Rafting the Rio
I've hiked through the bosque many times, visited dam sites and, yes, driven across the Rio Grande too many times to count. What I've never seen is anyone traveling the... Read more »
Council asks mayor to ban plastic plates
City Councilor Sally Mayer last night succeeded in getting her Earth Day measure passed. The memorial, introduced two weeks ago, asks the mayor to prohibit city funds from being used... Read more »
