Campaign to disincorporate Edgewood gains momentum after chaotic commission meeting
By Rodd Cayton, The Route 66 Independent — As sparks fly at town commission meetings, organizers of an effort to disincorporate Edgewood are moving toward…
Commissioner Murillo walks out of meeting; Commissioners learn he directed changes to fire agreement, now jeopardizing implementation
By Pat Davis, Route 66 Independent – Patience and time are both in short supply in Edgewood these days as the town’s commissioners struggle to…
Santa Fe County says Edgewood’s changes to fire ordinance violate agreement, threatening emergency services, again, before they start
EDGEWOOD, N.M. — Santa Fe County officials have rejected a revised ordinance proposed by the Town of Edgewood to fund fire and emergency medical services,…
Edgewood residents launch petition to disincorporate town
What happens when a town wants to unburden itself from the responsibilities of being a town? Or if residents conclude, as some in Edgewood have,…
Edgewood eyes millions in cuts to plug overspending gap
By Pat Davis and Jesse Jones, The Route 66 Independent – For years, Edgewood commissioners have relied on leftover Covid-era federal government handouts and previous…
Rariden welcomed back to commission, for now, as efforts to restore fire service move forward
By Pat Davis, Route 66 Independent, Edgewood — Mike Rariden started and ended the Edgewood Town Commission meeting as a commissioner and mayor. That is…
Edgewood adopts fireworks ban, punts on criminalizing some activities during fire restrictions
By Pat Davis, Route 66 Indepdent, Edgewood — Heading into a long, hot and dry summer with regular Edgewood windy days and uncertain fire department…
Edgewood mayor withdraws resignation, but commission schedules replacement vote anyway
Edgewood — Mike Raridan says he is still Edgewood’s mayor after announcing, then withdrawing, his resignation from his commission seat and the appointed office of…
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Haaland needs a broader message now
By Merilee Dannemann, Columnist – “The next governor must be laser focused on lifting New Mexico out of multigenerational poverty—the driver of all of our…
Olivas, Riley advance to East Mountain County Commission race in November
Bernalillo County Commissioner Eric Olivas, a Democrat, will face Republican Thomas Wayne Riley in November’s election to determine if Olivas will earn a second term.…
East Mountain school breaks ground on new middle school expansion
SANDIA PARK, N.M. — East Mountain school broke ground today on a major campus expansion to add a middle school program that will initially serve…
Here’s who is turning out to vote in New Mexico’s primary elections, incl. how many independents picked party ballots
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. and New Mexico Political Report– Nearly 19,000 unaffiliated New Mexico voters cast ballots before Election Day in the state’s first…