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‘Nothing burger’ vs. legal pattern: Stoddard’s gun dispute and dismissed domestic battery case

A former Rio Rancho councilor now running for Sandoval County Commission pulled a revolver and threatened to shoot a hotel manager during a dispute over hot tub water temperature, according to a Truth or Consequences police report. Daniel Stoddard called the incident a “nothing burger.” Court and police records show it was not his first […]

Posted inSandoval County

Sandoval County ethics ordinance change to streamline process, remove anonymity

Sandoval County Commissioners have ethics on their minds. At Wednesday’s meeting, the commission will consider updating the countyโ€™s ethics ordinance. Ethics board Chair Nancy Jinks will present the boardโ€™s first-quarter report later in the meeting. New language in the ordinance would change the route taken by ethics complaints and do away with one layer of […]

Posted inElections & Politics

Republican governor candidate calls for eliminating New Mexico’s gross receipts tax on retail sales

Duke Rodriguez, a Republican candidate for New Mexico governor wants to eliminate the state’s gross receipts tax on retail sales entirely โ€” and says the state can afford it right now. Rodriguez, a former state cabinet secretary and hospital executive, reiterated the idea during Fridayโ€™s Albuquerque Journal Republican gubernatorial debate, arguing the state’s surplus reserves […]

Posted inPlacitas

Man charged with strangling wife four times, kicking puppy during domestic dispute

A Sandoval County woman survived four separate strangulation attacks โ€” losing vision and nearly losing consciousness โ€” before escaping a Placitas home and flagging down help on May 3, according to a criminal complaint filed in Bernalillo Magistrate Court. Sandoval County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the address at approximately 8:24 p.m. and arrested a 40-year-old […]

Posted inElections & Politics

Three Republicans clash on crime, taxes and education in New Mexico governor’s race

New Mexico voters hoping to end years of Democratic control of the governor’s office got a close look at the field Friday, as three Republican candidates debated crime, taxes and education in a forum hosted by the Albuquerque Journal. Former Rio Rancho Mayor Gregg Hull, Albuquerque businessman Doug Turner and former state cabinet secretary Duke […]

Posted inAlbuquerque

From green chile to film sets: New Mexicans describe the crushing weight of tariffs and war-driven costs

New Mexico families are spending hundreds โ€” or thousands โ€” of dollars more each year on gas, groceries and basic necessities, and U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich heard directly from those feeling it hardest Thursday at an Albuquerque roundtable. Heinrich gathered small business owners, food bank leaders, and workers at the Women’s Economic Self-Sufficiency Team (WESST) […]

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