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Mayor Tim Keller and Republican canidate Darren White will be two of six candidates running for three different seats in the upcoming runoff election on December 9th, 2025.
Darren White for mayor campaign site/Gage Skidmore via Flickr
Albuquerque voters will return to the polls next month for the runoff election to decide who will be the next mayor and who will be representing City Council districts 1 and 3. On December 9th, voters will decide the results of three races in which none of the candidates received the simple majority necessary to win office.
Kat Williams, director of government development at Pano AI, discusses the wildfire monitoring camera with Lt. Gov. Howie Morales during a conference at the Bernalillo County Public Safety Training Academy in Southeast Albuquerque on Wednesday.
Chancey Bush
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Albuquerque Journal
Five new wildfire monitoring camera stations that use artificial intelligence to look for smoke have been installed in areas where urban life meets the wilderness near Albuquerque and Santa Fe as part of pilot programs the state is working on with two electric utility companies.
Finding Help With Food
More than half a million New Mexicans will see their monthly grocery budgets shrink significantly when the U.S. government cuts off extra aid that had been doled out during the coronavirus pandemic. Top New Mexico officials issued the warning Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, saying it will take a mix of short and long-term efforts to fill gaps that will be created when the extra food assistance ends after next month.
Susan Montoya Bryan
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AP
A list of resources around New Mexico for those who need assistance in the wake of the ongoing government shutdown and disruption in SNAP benefits.
Let's Talk New Mexico
Food bank officials said they intend to increase distribution sites—as they did during the COVID-19-pandemic—in response to lost Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits expected on Nov. 1, 2025.
The Food Depot
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This week on Let’s Talk New Mexico we’re discussing all things food insecurity in New Mexico, including the overarching causes and necessary changes.