City Council discuss resolution to terminate APD’s chief | #citycouncil
City Councilor Louie Sanchez is suggesting APD Chief Harold Medina be terminated. It’s a conversation they have been having this week.”We need to set actions in motion so our intentions need results. Our good intentions need results and that’s what we’re talking about,” Sanchez said. Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines from KOAT Action 7 NewsThis […]
Read MoreABQ City Council asks for Chief Medina to come to meeting | #citycouncil
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- February 5, 2024
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque City Council will be meeting for the third time of the New Year on Monday, but the biggest draw may not even happen. The city council sent the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) a letter questioning Chief Harold Medina’s actions regarding the bombshell federal investigation of some officers’ DWI cases being dismissed. […]
Read MoreLas Cruces mayor steps down from role after 16 years of service
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- December 18, 2023
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Las Cruces Mayor Ken Miyagishima steps down Updated: 11:55 AM MST Dec 18, 2023 The mayor for Las Cruces, Ken Miyagishima, will step away from the role after serving four terms.When looking back on his 16 years of mayoral service, Miyagishima said he was proud to work with the late New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, […]
Read MoreNew Mexico Supreme Court upholds congressional map | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
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- November 28, 2023
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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Supreme Court upheld a Democratic-drawn congressional map that divvied up a conservative, oil-producing region and reshaped a swing district along the U.S. border with Mexico, in an order published Monday.All five justices signed a shortly worded order to affirm a lower court decision that the redistricting plan […]
Read MoreLegal fights over voting districts could play role in control of Congress for 2024 | #elections | #alabama
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- September 6, 2023
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FILE – A map of a GOP proposal to redraw Alabama’s congressional districts is displayed at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Ala., Tuesday, July 18, 2023. Democrats got a potential boost for the 2024 congressional elections as courts in Alabama and Florida ruled in the summer of 2023 that Republican-led legislatures had unfairly diluted the […]
Read MoreABQ City Council makes decision on short-term rental rules | #citycouncil
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- August 22, 2023
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque city councilors shot down a proposal Monday night. It would have set new rules for short-term rentals like AirBnBs. The plan would have capped the number of short-term rentals in the city, among other rules, with the goal of keeping those properties available for local long-term tenants. Monday night, councilors in favor […]
Read MoreArkansas government looking at possibility of a spaceport in the Natural State | Arkansas
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- July 12, 2023
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LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — It seems the Natural State may be headed for the final frontier—Act 477 by the state legislature orders the state Economic Development Commission to conduct a study on the feasibility of constructing a spaceport right here in Arkansas. It all began with a 2022 report by the Arkansas Future Mobility Council, a group of […]
Read MoreNew voting districts could change again in some states before the 2024 elections | #elections | #alabama
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- July 11, 2023
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The 2022 elections marked the first using new voting districts drawn from updated census data. Those districts typically last for a decade, but they could be short-lived in some states. Court challenges could force lawmakers or special commissions to draw yet another set of maps before the 2024 elections for representatives in Congress and state […]
Read MoreCity Council Balks at Proposed Charter Amendments | | #citycouncil
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- June 8, 2023
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Council balks at proposed charter amendments Santa Fe city councilors have less than a month to decide whether or not to pursue ballot questions to amend the city charter in the next election. During a special meeting yesterday, councilors expressed concern that the six recommendations made by the 2023 Charter Commission aren’t ready for the ballot. As SFR reported earlier this […]
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