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Stay informed with the latest news, insights, and in-depth analysis from the Albuquerque Journal. The Leading News delivers the stories that matter most to New Mexico, covering local events, politics, business, and culture. Join our trusted team of journalists as they bring you up-to-date reporting and expert commentary on the issues shaping our community.
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US Appeals Court Upholds Public Access To Streams And Rivers, NMs February Unemployment Rate Hits 4.7%, & New Leasing Rule Clears Path For Geothermal Development On State Trust Lands
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NM Supreme Court Overturns Lower Court And Orders Rep. Rebecca Dow Be Put Back On Ballot, City Orders Closure Of Bliss Building, Santa Fe County And Edgewood Reach Agreement On Fire And EMS Services
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Republicans' Proposal To Create DOGE-Inspired Legislative Panel Voted Down, Lawmakers Seek Probe Into Missing Nuclear Experts, & First UNM Presidential Candidate Visits Campus
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Family Sues Sandoval County Jail Over Woman's Overdose, Pedestrian Deaths In State And ABQ Fall For Second Straight Year & Gathering of Nations’ ‘Last Dance’ Could Signal Big Loss For Local Businesses
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Feds To Seize Land In Santa Teresa For Border Wall, Suspect Enters New Guilty Plea In The Case Of Missing Navajo Grandmother, & UNM Announces Five Finalists For President
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Bregman Highlights Haaland's Link To Epstein Files In New TV Ad, Doug Turner Discusses Policy And Party Affiliation During Town Hall, & Man Charged In Shootout With Authorities In Bernalillo
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Doña Ana County Seeks Answers On Project Jupiter Water Use, NM Governor Candidates Have Already Spent $10 Million On Race, & Suspect In Custody After Police Shooting In Bernalillo
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Oil Companies Accused Of Massive Accounting Fraud In NM, Santa Fe Archbishop Wester Criticizes Trump For Post About Pope Leo, NM Republicans' HQ Vandalized, & Urban Hotdog Wins National Contest
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ABQ Mayor Proposed $35 Million In City Budget Cuts, But Will It Be Enough?, NM Courts See Rise In AI Use In Cases, Sixth MDC Inmate Dies In 2026, and ABQ Journal Opens Time Capsule
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Stapleton Seeks Enlarged Jury Pool For August Trial, Las Cruces School Debates Renaming After César Chavez Allegations, & Former UNM And NMSU Basketball Coach Named SF High School President
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Edgewood Residents Upset By Termination Of Fire & EMS Contract With SF County, Yearlong Inquiry On CYFD Leadership And Child Deaths Shows 'Moral Failure', & 3rd Young Park Shooter Convicted Of Murder
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ABQ Mayor Signs Immigrant Safety Law, Meow Wolf Names Former Epic Games Executive As CEO, Target Officially Set To Anchor Lobo Crossing Project, & ABQ Teen Slated To Meet Pope Leo XIV
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Gov. Signs Off On Salary Increases For Staffers, Ranked Choice Voting Defeated In ABQ, Rep. Vasquez Calls For Closure Of Fort Bliss ICE Detention Camp, & Trump Budget Hikes Nuclear Warhead Spending
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Rio Grande Could Dry Up In ABQ For 3rd Time In 40 Years, How Warmer Winters Are Affecting Carson National Forest, New Mexicans Adjust As Gas Prices Rise, & The Reality Facing Immigrant Students At APS
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Keller Proposes $1.47 Billion City Budget For 2027, Governor Weighing NM's Participation In Federal Education Tax Credit Program, AG Touts Statewide Firearm Intelligence Network, & UNM’s Season Ends
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Duke Rodriguez's Ballot Status Secure After NM Supreme Court Ruling, Texas House Speaker Pushes NM Annexation Plan, New Gallup DA Appointed, & AG Sues To Block Otero County's ICE Contract
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NMDOJ Sues E-Cigarette Retailers Amid Teen Vaping Concerns, Republicans Struggling With Internal Strife And Political Headwinds In Largely Blue NM, & Haaland Outlines Health Care Plan For The State
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Inmates Sue NM Corrections Department Over Book Bans, ABQ Public Safety Chief To Be Paid $187,000 Yearly, & NM Pueblo Governors Endorse Draft Federal Legislation To Protect Caja del Rio Landscape
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Thousands Rally Across NM For "No Kings Day", ABQ Housing Market Returning To "Normal", ABQ BioPark Elephant Who Escaped From Enclosure Is Returned Safely, & ABQ Adds Four New Speed Cameras
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Duke Rodriguez Brushes Off Residency Concerns, ABQ Logs Nine Consecutive Days Above Previous Heat Record, & Local Leaders Break Ground On $38 Million West Central Affordable Housing Project
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Oil Execs Say War Is ‘Wreaking Havoc’ On Commodities Markets, How Long Are Lines At The Sunport? What Travelers Can Expect, NM And Meta To Face Off Again In Court, & UNM To Install Gates On Central
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New APD Police Chief Named, Jury Finds Meta Culpable Of Harming NM Teens, Judges AllowsProject Jupiter Lawsuit Moves Forward, Valencia County Fire Burns, & BSCO To Fire Deputy For Excessive Force
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Jury Begins Deliberations In Meta Case, Leaders Approve A Phase One Plan For State Fairgrounds, & Cesar Chavez Elementary Schools In Las Cruces and Santa Mull Renaming After Allegations Come To Light
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Attorneys Say ABQ Is Using Jail As 'Homeless Shelter', City And Firefighters Union Quietly End Paramedic Staffing Feud, & Los Alamos Native Wins State Spelling Bee
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ABQ To Start Process Of Removing Cesar Chavez's Name Off Buildings And Street Signs, APS Board Unanimously Agrees To Renew Superintendent's Contract, & Film Pays Homage To TWA Flight 260 Victims
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Civil Rights Leader Cesar Chavez Accused Of Sexual Abuse Of Girls And Women, APS 8th Graders Math Proficiency Scores Dip, UNM Wins First Round NIT Game, & Lawmakers Asks NMDOJ To Investigate County
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Giant American Flag Cleaned In Southern NM, ABQ Westside Road Project Underway, APD Releases Details On February SWAT Standoff, & UNM Regents Halt Tuition Hike
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Repeated Bosque Assaults Prompts Increased Patrols, How Project Jupiter Is Shaping Doña Ana County Elections, & APS Police To Monitor Campuses Via City's Real-Time Surveillance System
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Columbus Marks 1916 Pancho Villa Raid With Memorial Ride, City Of ABQ Launches New Traffic Campaign, & New Mexico Seeks To Halt Illegal Greyhound Betting
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ABQ Defense Attorney Arrested, Wife Of Retired General Says He Was Not 'Confused And Disoriented' When He Went Missing, & NM Skiers, Boarders Make The Most Of Final Days Of Record-Low Snow Season
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Gov. Signs Budget And Tax Package Before Deadline, Former Legislators Seek Return To Roundhouse, & Bernalillo County Races Draw Competition For Incumbents
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ABQ Residents Recall Escaping War Zone In Bahrain, Oil Prices Could Rise Amid Conflict In The Middle East, & Gov. Signs Universal Child Care Into Law
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State Investigators Search Zorro Ranch, Governor Signs Education Bill Package, & Results From NM's Democratic And Republican Pre-Primary Conventions
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Justice Amy Coney Barrett Talks About The SCOTUS As Dozens Protest Outside Theater, Survivors And Allies Gather Near Zorro Ranch, & APD Identifies Person Killed In Golf Course Plane Crash
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APS Staff Report Burnout And Heavy Workloads In Union Survey, Haaland Outlines Public Safety Plans, Governor Signs Several Bills Into Law, & NM Attorney General Joins Lawsuit Over Trump Global Tariff
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New Police Report Unveils New Details Surrounding the Death Of BCSO Deputy, UNM Appoints A NM Native As New AD, & Mayor Keller Says City Is “Staying The Course” At Ecomonic Forum
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Defense Contractor Commits To Creating 450 High-Wage Jobs, ABQ City Council Settles Dispute Over Firefighter Staffing, & The Journal Launches Live-Streamed Town Halls
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Hundreds Honor Fallen Bernalillo County Sergeant, Community Weighs In On Proposed Ancestral Land Swap In Southern NM, & NM Commercial Real Estate Officials Eye Working Group After Tax Cap Fails
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Feds Asked NM To Halt Its Epstein Probe, Federal Memo Urges Increased Plutonium Pit Production At LANL, NM Leaders And Protesters React Swiftly To Iran Strikes & Española Election Set For Tuesday
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Embattled Gallup District Attorney Resigns In Advance Of Supreme Court Trial, Federal Jury Clears Las Cruces Police In 2021 Shooting, & UNM, Nusenda Announce 10-Year, Naming Rights Deal For The Pit
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Former Santa Fe Opera Conductor Linked To Epstein, NM Joins Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's New Vaccine Requirements, & Second Young Park Trial Ends In Murder Convictions
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President Trump's Record Long State Of The Union Address Focuses On The Economy, Immigration Enforcement and Foreign Policy Wins & CEO of Albuquerque’s Holmans USA Dies At 58
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BCSO Sergeant Killed During Traffic Stop, Multistory Office Building Next To Capitol Set To Move Forward, & NM Launches Investigation Of Forced Sterilization Of Native American Women
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Medical Malpractice Reform Predicted To Gradually Improve NM Doctor Shortage, Medical Care At Jail Still 'Unconstitutional' According To Latest Report, & USATF Masters Indoor Championships in ABQ
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Gov. Touts Big Wins And Airs Disappointments After 30-Day Session Ends, ABQ City Council Votes Down Zoning Reforms In Tense Final Meeting, & NM Attorney General Questions TXNM Stock Sale To Blackstone
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Bill That Would Have Banned 'Extremely Dangerous Weapons,' Tightened Dealer Security Confirmed Dead & Voters To Decide Whether New Mexico Legislators Should Be Paid A Salary
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Deb Haaland Rode On Jet Chartered By Epstein In 2014 For Running Mate Gary King & 'Emergency' Economic Relief Bill Races The Clock After State Bans Contracts With ICE
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More Legislation Moves Through The Roundhouse & Tomas Rivas Found Guilty In 2025 Young Park Shooting
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Update On Several Bills As The New Mexico Legislative Session Nears Its End
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Medical Malpractice Bill Advances To NM House Floor & Luján, Heinrich Vote Against DHS Funding
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Clear Horizons Act Rejected By NM Senate, NM Delegation Blasts FAA Over El Paso Airspace Closure, & Bernalillo County Leaders Pass Regulations For Artificial Intelligence Data Centers
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Investigation Called For Epstein's Zorro Ranch, 4 NM Candidates Disqualified After Failing To Meet Ballot Requirements, & New Mexico School Cellphone Ban Clears Senate Committee
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New Mexico Claims Meta ‘Puts Profits Over Safety’ As Trial Begins, APS Weighs Later Start For 2027-28 School Year, & ABQ Rolls Out Automated Parking Enforcement To Ticket Illegal Parkers
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NM Senate Passes Gun Bill After Lengthy Debate, Deaths Of Children In CYFD Custody Decried, Bernalillo County Deputies Possibliy Headed Back To TV
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Governor Signs Fast-Tracked Bills And Urges Lawmakers To Find A Breakthrough On Medical Malpractice & Native Leaders Say NM GOP Misled Them Into Appearing On Partisan Event Flyer
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NM Senate Passes Bill Seeking To Close Immigration Detention Facilities, State To Provide Assistance To Legal Immigrants Who Lost SNAP Benefits, Lawmakers Hit Midway Point Of The Session
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Clear Horizons Act Clears First Legislative Hurdle, New Mexico's Crowded Field Of Governor Candidates Comes Into Focus, & ABQ City Council Earmarks $800,000 For Sober Living Pilot Program
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Acequias And Land Grants Celebrated At Roundhouse, House Panel Advances $11.1 Billion Budget Bill That Includes Co-Pays For Universal Child Care Plan, & Person Struck By Rail Runner Near Downtown
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PIT count: A Look Into Life On Albuquerque's Streets, NM Residents Honor VA Nurse Killed During Minnesota Protest, & New Mexico Population Shrinks As Immigration Plummets
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Medical Malpractice Fix Could Hinge On Limits To Punitive Damages, Reading And Math Bills Clear NM Senate, & NM National Guard Chief Says Operation On Central Avenue 'Didn't Change Much
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