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Testing church/state separation, Albuquerque megachurch endorses Hull, Cunningham

Pat Davis, New Mexico Political Report โ€” An Albuquerque megachurch whose pastor has a long history of endorsing conservative candidates is once again testing the IRS’ prohibition on nonprofits engaging in politics by telling congregants of his Legacy Church to vote for Gregg Hull and Greg Cunningham, Republicans ru nning for governor and Congress, respectively, […]

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Stansbury โ€œadamantly opposedโ€ to Heinrichโ€™s signature permit reform bill

By Pat Davis, New Mexico Political Report — In a rare public split between members of New Mexico’s Congressional delegation, Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury says she is “adamantly opposed” to and will not – for now – vote for Senator Martin Heinrich’s career-defining permit reform legislation being teed up for quick passage in Congress during the […]

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Rep. Reeb resigns from state house after court rules against her double-dipping as legislator, prosecutor

A high-profile state representative on the investigative committee investigating Jeffrey Epstein resigned from the New Mexico legislature today after a federal judge ruled she could not serve as both a legislator and contracted state prosecutor. In September, Republicans in the state called for Rep. Andrea Romero, a Democrat who also serves as a member of […]

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Roswell to get first below-50 temps, but first freeze expected later than normal

Above normal temperatures are about to give way to our first sub-50 degree nights in the Pecos Valley this this weekend. The National Weather Service in Albuquerque issued freeze and cold weather warnings for most of New Mexico earlier this week as a low pressure system descends over New Mexico from the Nevada and Arizona […]

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Cold front setting up another cold, windy weekend east of Albuquerque

Above normal temperatures are about to give way to a cold, windy weekend east of Albuquerque. The National Weather Service in Albuquerque issued freeze and cold weather warnings for most of New Mexico earlier this week as a low pressure system descends over New Mexico from the Nevada and Arizona border area. High temperatures in […]

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Heinrich-backed permitting reform bill unites Big Oil, clean energy and labor for major overhaul to speed up federal projects

A bipartisan permitting reform bill co-led by U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., is drawing broad support from labor unions, energy producers, environmental and policy nonprofits, business organizations, and state and local government groups as it seeks to speed federal approval of energy and infrastructure projects while maintaining environmental safeguards. This story was originally published at […]

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In social post, Trump endorses Cunningham, mispronounces Vasquezโ€™s name and doubles down on renaming New Mexico

By Pat Davis, New Mexico Political Report — President Donald Trump officially endorsed Republican Greg Cunninghamโ€™s bid for Congress in a social media post today where the president once again called on New Mexicans to rename the state โ€œNew Americaโ€ and mispronounced the Hispanic pronunciation of current Democratic Congressman Gabe Vasquezโ€™s name. This story was […]

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Forward Party seeks emergency U.S. Supreme Court intervention to get candidates on Nov. ballots

The Forward Party of New Mexico is making a last-ditch effort to have their candidates for a handful of statewide races placed on New Mexico’s ballots before they are scheduled to be mailed out Friday. This story was originally published at New Mexico Political Report, a nonprofit news service covering politics and policy in the […]

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