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Nine Stealth City Elections

Nine municipal governments around New Mexico held local elections a couple of weeks ago. If you didn’t know anything about this, you’re in good company.  For these municipalities, according to the Secretary of State, there were a total of 122,035 eligible voters. Of those, 9,785 voted. That is 8.02%. In the off-year consolidated local elections […]

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See Who is Running for NM Senate in First Election Since Redistricting Shake-up

Last week, 82 candidates signed up to vie for a New Mexico Senate seat for the first statewide election since redistricting scrambled the Legislature’s district maps two years ago. The once-a-decade redistricting process created two new open Senate seats, and several incumbents chose not to seek re-election. Eight of the 42 Senate districts have no incumbents running.  […]

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Nine Stealth City Elections

Nine municipal governments around New Mexico held local elections a couple of weeks ago. If you didn’t know anything about this, you’re in good company.  For these municipalities, according to the Secretary of State, there were a total of 122,035 eligible voters. Of those, 9,785 voted. That is 8.02%. In the off-year consolidated local elections […]

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Trail Mix: Winter Escape to the Jemez

Winter is always a treat in New Mexico, especially with a highly prolific El Nino season. Powder was in abundance and the smell of pinon burning punctuated the night. But, the sweetness of spring is always on the horizon. With longer and warmer days it’s difficult not to daydream of escaping into the mountains for […]