Drivers beware: City’s new traffic code gives bikes, pedestrians more safe space
This week, Albuquerque's City Council passed the first major bicycle and pedestrian safety updates to the city's traffic safety code since 1974. The change came... Read more.
More people voted for the BioPark’s baby hippo name than voted in all 3 Westside city council seats
ColumnistsPat Davis is the founder and publisher of citydesk.nm.news. He is a recovering politician having served eight years as an Albuquerque City Councilor and,... Read more.
“I have zero confidence in the Trump administration”: Gov. presses ahead with $30 million in state SNAP funds
The $30 million that Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham pledged to offset losses in federal SNAP funding will go out as promised, even though two court rulings issued Friday... Read more.
“I have zero confidence in the Trump administration”: Gov. presses ahead with $30 million in state SNAP funds
The $30 million that Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham pledged to offset losses in federal SNAP funding will go out as promised, even though two court rulings issued Friday... Read more.
Governor still deliberating on vaccine bill passed by legislature
By Alex Ross, NM Political Report -- Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham is still contemplating what action to take on a bill passed during last week’s special legislative... Read more.
Congressional candidate’s purchase of Arizona home raises questions about New Mexico residency
By Alex Ross, Pat Davis, NM Political Report A new Republican congressional candidate used a program enabling New Mexico disabled veterans to pay no property taxes... Read more.
The importance of local news
Pat Davis Pat Davis is a former police officer and recovering politician working to save local news for New Mexico. After serving two terms as an Albuquerque City... Read more.
Poll shows Haaland with a commanding lead in Dem race for gov
This column is a part of New Mexico Political Report's analysis and commentary series. New Mexico’s 32nd governor, Michelle Lujan Grisham, still has another 15... Read more.
800 days without basic nursing care: Nursing home lawsuit alleges neglect in troubled Bloomfield facility
After a private equity cash-out and paying millions in CEO bonuses, Genesis Health tells a bankruptcy court it can't afford to pay $259 million in malpractice costs... Read more.
Special session won’t include ban on ICE private prisons after all
Although an adviser to Lujan Grisham told lawmakers a few weeks back that Lujan Grisham might put such a proposal on her call for a special session, Michael Coleman,... Read more.