The top Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives is ending the week in New Mexico, to support the party’s candidates and discuss priorities. Thursday, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is meeting with U.S. Reps. Teresa Leger Fernández, Gabe Vasquez and Melanie Stansbury in Albuquerque to discuss Project 2025’s implications for New Mexico. Project […]
Andy Lyman
Andy Lyman is an editor at nm.news.
He oversees teams reporting on state and local government. Andy served in newsrooms at KUNM, NM Political Report, SF Reporter and The Paper. before joining nm.news in 2023.
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Pueblos
House Leader Jeffries visits ABQ
The top Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives is ending the week in New Mexico, to support the party’s candidates and discuss priorities. Thursday, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is meeting with U.S. Reps. Teresa Leger Fernández, Gabe Vasquez and Melanie Stansbury in Albuquerque to discuss Project 2025’s implications for New Mexico. Project […]
Posted inPueblos
Early voting starts next week
Even though Election Day is still a month away, early voting has begun and Bernalillo County voters can start casting ballots as soon as possible as next week.. Early voting will be available at the County Clerk’s Annex, 1500 Lomas Blvd NW, Suite A, from Tuesday Oct. 8 through Nov. 2. Voters can make their […]
Posted inPueblos
Early voting starts next week
Even though Election Day is still a month away, early voting has begun and Bernalillo County voters can start casting ballots as soon as possible as next week.. Early voting will be available at the County Clerk’s Annex, 1500 Lomas Blvd NW, Suite A, from Tuesday Oct. 8 through Nov. 2. Voters can make their […]
Posted inPueblos
Democrats try to find political salvation in the Southwest
By Paul Kane, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Once the leading edge of Western conservatism, four states in the Southwest have shifted over the last two decades to become a Democratic firewall, giving the party a fighter’s chance of keeping the Senate majority and bolstering their presidential prospects. Ahead of the 2004 elections, six of […]
Posted inPueblos
Democrats try to find political salvation in the Southwest
By Paul Kane, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Once the leading edge of Western conservatism, four states in the Southwest have shifted over the last two decades to become a Democratic firewall, giving the party a fighter’s chance of keeping the Senate majority and bolstering their presidential prospects. Ahead of the 2004 elections, six of […]
Posted inPueblos, Westside Albuquerque
Rep. Jim Jordan angles to lead a possible House Republican minority
By Marianna Sotomayor, Leigh Ann Caldwell, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) is not known for being generous with moderate colleagues. During the earliest days of his two decades in the House, the far-right firebrand often ignored, or publicly defied, the more centrist members of his party. But with his sights again set […]
Posted inPueblos, Westside Albuquerque
Rep. Jim Jordan angles to lead a possible House Republican minority
By Marianna Sotomayor, Leigh Ann Caldwell, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) is not known for being generous with moderate colleagues. During the earliest days of his two decades in the House, the far-right firebrand often ignored, or publicly defied, the more centrist members of his party. But with his sights again set […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Courts, Justice & Safety
ACLU sues APD, DWI officers
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico is suing the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) alleging that an officer with the department’s DWI Unit did not have justification to arrest a man on a drunken driving charge. The officer in question was among those under investigation by the FBI regarding an alleged scheme involving […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Courts, Justice & Safety
ACLU sues APD, DWI officers
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico is suing the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) alleging that an officer with the department’s DWI Unit did not have justification to arrest a man on a drunken driving charge. The officer in question was among those under investigation by the FBI regarding an alleged scheme involving […]