This story is republished from NM Political Report, a nonprofit news outlet, as a part of our commitment to bringing you the best in independent news coverage that matters to Albuquerque. New Mexico has joined the America the Beautiful Freshwater Challenge, a national partnership effort to conserve and restore freshwater resources. President Joe Biden announced […]
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Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Housing & Homelessness, Syndicated
Supreme Court allows cities to enforce bans on homeless people sleeping outside
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court decided on Friday that cities can enforce bans on homeless people sleeping outdoors, even in West Coast areas where shelter space is lacking. The case is the most significant to come before the high court in decades on the issue and comes as a rising number of people in the […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Syndicated
The Supreme Court allows emergency abortions in Idaho for now in a limited ruling
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST The Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for Idaho hospitals to provide emergency abortions, for now, in a procedural order that left key questions unanswered and could mean the issue ends up before the conservative-majority court again soon. The order was briefly posted on the court’s website accidentally on Wedneday and abruptly removed. By a […]
Posted innational-2, Politics & Elections, Syndicated
FACT FOCUS: Here’s a look at the false claims you might hear during tonight’s presidential debate
To hear former President Donald Trump tell it, the U.S. has fallen apart under President Joe Biden: the economy is failing, countries are emptying their prisons and mental institutions across the southern border and crime has skyrocketed. Biden, on the other hand, has claimed he confronted an inflation rate of 9% and $5 gas prices when he took […]
Posted innational-2, Politics & Elections, Syndicated
How the Biden-Trump debate could change the trajectory of the 2024 campaign
By ZEKE MILLER, MICHELLE L. PRICE, WILL WEISSERT, BILL BARROW and DARLENE SUPERVILLE President Joe Biden and his Republican rival, Donald Trump, will meet for a debate on Thursday that offers an unparalleled opportunity for both candidates to try to reshape the political narrative. Biden, the Democratic incumbent, gets the chance to reassure voters that, at 81, he’s capable of […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Jobs, Workers & Economy, Syndicated
The Supreme Court rejects a nationwide opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma
By Mark Sherman WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would have shielded members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids but also would have provided billions of dollars to combat the opioid epidemic. The decision also could affect other […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, New Mexico, State Government
NM governor shares draft proposal for forced mental health treatment
By AUSTIN FISHER More details are emerging about the changes to state law being proposed by New Mexico’s governor for a special legislative session planned in July. Two high-ranking members of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s staff discussed five legislative proposals with a panel of lawmakers from the House of Representative and the Senate on Wednesday […]
Posted inCity Hall, Politics & Elections
Secretary of state blasts City Council proposal to lower threshold to win an election
New Mexico’s top election official this week criticized the Albuquerque City Council’s proposition to change the city’s majority rules for voting by lowering the threshold to win an election. At their June 17 meeting, city councilors voted 6-3 to remove the city’s majority voting rules and allow City Council and mayoral candidates with the highest […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., National, Syndicated
Justices seem set to allow emergency abortions in Idaho for now, a prematurely posted opinion says
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court appears poised to allow emergency abortions in Idaho when a pregnant patient’s health is at serious risk, according to a copy of the opinion briefly posted on the court’s website Wednesday and obtained by Bloomberg News. The document suggests the court will find that it should not have gotten involved in the […]
Posted inEnvironment & Climate, New Mexico, Syndicated
Rainstorms over NM pose flood threats again in wildfire burn scars
By DANIELLE PROKOP New Mexicans in the northern and southern parts of the state scorched by recent wildfires remain at risk for potentially intense flash flooding from storms Wednesday and Thursday. Numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected across much of the state beginning at noon Wednesday that could cause harm for people living in the burn […]