Editor’s note: In August 2025, New Mexico’s largest utility, privately-owned PNM, asked state regulators for permission to sell to a subsidiary of Blackstone, a private equity firm which has offered $11.5 billion for the company. Since PNM is a public utility, the sale must be approved by the Public Regulation Commission and that process has […]
New Mexico Political Report
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Luján condemns partisan budget bill for funding ICE while ignoring rising family costs
U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., issued a statement Friday criticizing Senate Republicans for passing a partisan budget bill that allocates more than $70 billion to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection without accountability measures. Luján, a member of the Senate Budget Committee, said the legislation ignores the financial struggles of […]
Posted inElections & Politics
Judge tosses state GOP Chair Amy Barela out of office, for now
A District Court judge in Valencia County has ordered the state’s top Republican out of her position just days before the state’s party primary elections. District Court Judge Cindy Mercer sided with plaintiffs that Barela’s position as a candidate for reelection in the Republican Party primary for Otero County Commissioner against Jonathan Emery violated party […]
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New Mexico’s Heinrich, Luján pledge ‘NO’ votes on ICE funding, risking partial shutdown
New Mexico’s two U.S. Senators joined a cohort of Democrats this weekend in pledging to vote against a critical government funding package needed to avoid a government shutdown later this week if it includes funding for Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations. The weekend shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday by federal immigration […]
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Report: New Mexicans spent $1,355 more because of inflation during Trump’s first year
New Mexico families spent $1,355 more on everything from groceries to rent in 2025 according to new analysis by members of a Congressional committee tracking economic policy. The data from the Congressional Joint Economic Committee measured the costs of essential goods and services tracked by the Federal Bureau of Labor Statitics and Census data. Nationally, […]
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