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'Black October': a giant web flaw has sites scrambling. Here's what it means in Albuquerque
The bug is in the code behind most websites. You don't have to fix anything, but the places that hold your data do.
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City and county government, budgets and utilities.
39 stories, each with its sources linked
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How we work · Introducing meeting summaries: what your city council and school board decided, in plain words
AI reads the official record of each meeting and tells you what it means for you. Here's how we check every summary, and how to tell us if one is wrong.
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Voter guide · 27 races on your ballot, issue by issue
All 27 contested races for Congress, state and county offices on a Bernalillo County ballot in one place, ahead of Nov. 3.
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Analysis · Torrez vs. Kane, issue by issue
Where the candidates stand, in their own words, ahead of the Nov. 3 attorney general's race.
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Analysis · Stover vs. Maine, issue by issue
Where the candidates stand, ahead of the Nov. 3 Bernalillo County Assessor race.
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Analysis · Olivas vs. Riley, issue by issue
Where the candidates stand, ahead of the Nov. 3 Bernalillo County Commission District 5 race.
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Analysis · Sanchez vs. Perry, issue by issue
Where the candidates stand, in their own words, ahead of the Nov. 3 race for commissioner of public lands.
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Analysis · Trujillo vs. Dinge, issue by issue
Where the candidates stand, ahead of the Nov. 3 Public Education Commission District 3 race.
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Analysis · López Askin vs. Goolsby, issue by issue
Where the candidates stand, in their own words, ahead of the Nov. 3 secretary of state's race.
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Analysis · Maestas vs. Lawrence, issue by issue
Where the candidates stand, in their own words, ahead of the Nov. 3 state auditor's race.
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Analysis · Romero vs. Crane, issue by issue
Where the candidates stand, in their own words, ahead of the Nov. 3 state House race in District 10.
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Analysis · De La Cruz vs. Tafoya, issue by issue
Where the candidates stand, in their own words, ahead of the Nov. 3 state House race in District 12.
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Analysis · Garcia vs. Zubia, issue by issue
Where the candidates stand, in their own words, ahead of the Nov. 3 State House District 14 race.
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Analysis · Borrego vs. Boatman, issue by issue
Where the candidates stand, in their own words, ahead of the Nov. 3 State House District 17 race.
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Analysis · Sariñana vs. Mason, issue by issue
Where the candidates stand, in their own words, ahead of the Nov. 3 state House race in District 21.
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Analysis · Lord vs. Withers vs. Scott, issue by issue
Where the candidates stand, in their own words, ahead of the Nov. 3 three-way state House race in District 22.
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Analysis · Parajon vs. Litvinenko, issue by issue
Where the candidates stand, in their own words, ahead of the Nov. 3 State House race.
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Analysis · Chavez vs. Zimmerman, issue by issue
Where the candidates stand, in their own words, ahead of the Nov. 3 State House District 26 race.
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Analysis · Foster vs. Garcia, issue by issue
Where the candidates stand, in their own words, ahead of the Nov. 3 State House District 27 race.
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Analysis · Herndon vs. Olson, issue by issue
Where the candidates stand, in their own words, ahead of the Nov. 3 State House District 28 race.
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Analysis · Garratt vs. Stith, issue by issue
Where the candidates stand, in their own words, ahead of the Nov. 3 State House District 29 race.
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Analysis · Torres-Velasquez vs. Trujillo, issue by issue
Where the candidates stand, in their own words, ahead of the Nov. 3 State House District 30 race.
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Analysis · Curtis vs. Chavez, issue by issue
Where the candidates stand, ahead of the Nov. 3 District 31 state House race.
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Analysis · Cates vs. Prior, issue by issue
Where the candidates stand, ahead of the Nov. 3 District 44 state House race.
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Analysis · Little vs. Adkins, issue by issue
Where the candidates stand, ahead of the Nov. 3 District 68 state House race.
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Analysis · Montoya vs. Ellison, issue by issue
Where the candidates stand, in their own words, ahead of the Nov. 3 state treasurer's race.
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Analysis · Stansbury vs. Okpareke, issue by issue
Where the candidates stand, in their own words, ahead of the Nov. 3 race for U.S. House District 1.
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Analysis · Vasquez vs. Cunningham, issue by issue
Where the candidates stand, in their own words, ahead of the Nov. 3 race for U.S. House District 2.
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Analysis · Luján vs. Marker, issue by issue
Where the candidates stand, in their own words, ahead of the Nov. 3 U.S. Senate race.
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Analysis · Haaland vs. Hull, issue by issue
Where the candidates stand, in their own words, ahead of the Nov. 3 governor's race.
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How to use it · The Rio Grande was dry at Albuquerque 83 days this year, the most on record
A new Ledger page follows the gauge on the Rio Grande at Albuquerque as it reads, along with the weather, the air, the city's police calls and its 311 line. Here is what it shows, and where every figure comes from.
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Analysis · Trump calls it "New America." New Mexico had its name 240 years before the country of Mexico did.
In a video endorsing Greg Cunningham for Congress, the president opened with "Hello, New America, formerly known as New Mexico." Congress tried to rename the state seven times before 1912. Only the Legislature and New Mexico's voters can do it now.
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Local government · Albuquerque City Council votes 5-4 to end neighborhood coalitions' automatic right to appeal projects
The bill passed one vote short of what it would take to override a veto. Mayor Tim Keller now decides whether it becomes law.
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Analysis · After its hottest August on record, Albuquerque got its wettest September
The Rio Grande ran dry through the city for all of August. Then 4.49 inches of rain fell at the Sunport, nearly all of it in the last two and a half weeks of September.
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Analysis · Albuquerque could have three more speed cameras by November
The city says the cameras have brought in $11 million since 2022. State law still sends half of whatever they raise to Santa Fe.
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Council votes Monday on cutting neighborhood coalitions out of development fights
Dan Lewis's bills would also make a neighborhood association record every member's vote before it takes a position on a project, and raise the cost of appealing an approval to $1,000.
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Oracle spent $3.4 million on ads asking New Mexico to approve its data center's air permit
New Mexico's ethics commission says it's the largest lobbying ad campaign the state has ever tracked, bigger than a secret one for the same project that got sued.
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Local government · Keller bans crypto ATMs. The scams were targeting your abuela.
The mayor signed the ban Friday. Every crypto kiosk in Albuquerque has to shut off when it takes effect and be gone within 45 days.
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Analysis · The council set aside $8.2 million for city worker raises. The mayor's office says that money isn't real yet and warned of layoffs.
Mayor Tim Keller refused to sign the budget. Whether the money is there depends on last year's final numbers, which the city hasn't posted.