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Western lawmakers must support real progress on climate change policy

Western lawmakers must support real progress on climate change policy

Laura Paskus

As a nation, we are facing an emergency—and yet the climate change legislation pending before Congress is woefully inadequate to greet that new world with much beyond empty rhetoric and delayed promises. Throw in a few boondoggles, concessions to the energy industry and the pet projects supported by lawmakers bowing to industry influence, and it’s obvious that the current Waxman-Markey bill serves as a great disservice to the generations ahead...

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Romero speaks out on Abq crime

Benito Aragon

Mayoral candidate Richard Romero held a press conference today to address public safety. Although he didn't reference the collective illegal activity within the department, he did state that real integrity and leadership starts when we can admit that a problem exists in terms of rampant crime. Unfortunately that includes both sides of the local thin blue line...

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New scientific assessment predicts massive droughts for New Mexico

New scientific assessment predicts massive droughts for New Mexico

Jake Horowitz

Today, 13 government science agencies issued the most definitive scientific assessment to date of the impacts of global warming on the United States. The story the report tells for New Mexico is one of more extreme heat waves, more drought, reduced snowpack in winter and river flows in summer, if global warming pollution levels are not dramatically and rapidly cut. The good news in this report is that the future isn’t written yet...

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Latest BS Trick Proposed in Senate to Avoid a Real Public Option in Health Care Reform

Latest BS Trick Proposed in Senate to Avoid a Real Public Option in Health Care Reform

barbwire

The Democratic majorities in Congress and the Democratic President were voted in because they promised REAL health care reform, not a game where the deck chairs are rearranged on the Titanic. If they don't represent the people's interests in the health reform legislation, I think every one of us should vote them out as soon as possible.

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Obama must be pressured to separate principle from expediency

Obama must be pressured to separate principle from expediency

Stephen Klinger

For all his promise of change and his rhetoric of inclusion and transparency, the policies emerging from the early days of the Obama administration are frustrating to progressives, and some bear disturbing parallels to the administration he loves to repudiate...

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Romero endorsed by Teamsters Union

Romero endorsed by Teamsters Union

Local Dialogue

Richard Romero, Democratic candidate for Albuquerque Mayor, has received an endorsement from the New Mexico Teamsters Union. In a recently released statement by the Romero campaign, the union noted Romero's "strong record of standing with working families"...

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Joanie Griffin and Mayor Marty: Cozy Contacts and Contracts

Joanie Griffin and Mayor Marty: Cozy Contacts and Contracts

barbwire

Sometimes a picture, like this one, is worth a thousand words. The photo captures a cozy moment between Albuquerque Mayor, Marty Chavez and Joanie Griffin, who served as Chavez's press secretary during his 2005 reelection campaign. Griffin is back in the news in connection with no-bid PR contracts her firm received from Mayor Marty's administration...

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APD has problems, where’s Marty?

Benito Aragon

By and large the Albuquerque Police Department has a high volume of hard working and honorable men and women within their ranks. New Mexico’s largest city has a crime rate that keeps APD busy and the majority of Albuquerque officers serve with dignity and honor. That being said, it’s an inconvenient fact that APD has been scandal ridden for years...

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MRGCD election results

MRGCD election results

Local Dialogue

The ever thoughtful Gwyneth Doland of the New Mexico Independent has the scoop on election results for the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District. A greater public awareness sparked an unusually large turnout where "change trumped experience" in drastically altering the boards makeup...

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MRGCD election today!

MRGCD election today!

Local Dialogue

The Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District election for board members is today. The organization controls irrigation ditches from Cochiti reservoir down to Bosque del Apache. If you are a property owner within the district area, you can vote. To find out if you fall within the boundaries, check this map (pdf)...

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ABQ mayoral race news

ABQ mayoral race news

fbihop

Yesterday was an event-filled day in the Albuquerque mayoral race.

State Senator Richard Romero had a press conference where he accused incumbent mayor Martin Chavez of being fiscally irresponsible and, according to the New Mexico Independent, "said Chavez was 'raiding' the city's capital improvement program to pay city operating expenses instead of making hard choices"...

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Single-Payer Events Planned in Fifty Cities

Single-Payer Events Planned in Fifty Cities

Local Dialogue

This comes from Healthcare-Now via Commondreams. I couldn't find an event planned for Albuquerque but there's contact info after the jump for the organization's national coordinator if you'd like to organize one...

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New Mexico In Focus


New Mexico In Focus talks with local author Steve McKee about his new book on stalled business growth. There's also discussions on health reform, politicians stumbling around the online landscape and more. More info and larger format after the jump...

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New Mexico In Focus



This week New Mexico In Focus discusses the Fairness Doctrine, Homeland Security in New Mexico and the brilliance of dumping jail releasees downtown at 2am...

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David Barsamian speaking in Abq this past week


David Barsamian, founder and director of AlternativeRadio.org, spoke to New Mexican audiences this past week...

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New Mexico In Focus



Should have had this up earlier, here's last week's New Mexico In Focus. Please donate to KNME as this is one of the better regional public policy shows in the nation...

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