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Lawmakers want attorney general to create new task force on missing and murdered Indigenous people
By Bella Davis/NM In Depth Five New Mexico lawmakers want the state attorney general to establish a task force focused on missing and murdered Indigenous people. They’ve made the request […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, NM State Gov.
As investigations into police corruption expand, legislators consider hefty fines for public corruption
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Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, NM State Gov.
Should guns be allowed in polling places? Senator’s push for gun-free voting clears committee
By Daniel J. Chacón | Santa Fe New Mexican Don’t take your guns to vote, son. Gun owners in New Mexico would have to leave their firearms at home before […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, NM State Gov.
1-in-5 state jobs is vacant. Agencies still ask legislators for 1,600 more positions.
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Posted inHousing & Homelessness, New Mexico Statewide News, NM State Gov.
$500 million for affordable housing clears first committee
PATRICK LOHMANN/ Source New Mexico A Senate committee on Monday approved legislation that would put half a billion dollars toward affordable housing in New Mexico – a huge investment that […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, New Mexico Statewide News, NM State Gov.
Gov’s push for panhandling law meets pushback
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Posted inPolitics & Elections, Sandoval County
Lawmakers will Again Push for More Tribal Control Over How Indigenous Children are Educated
A proposal to create a trust fund that would give tribes in New Mexico more money and control to run their own education programs is back for the 2024 legislative […]
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Bernalillo Candidates are Familiar Faces
Two incumbents and one former candidate running for the second time are vying for the two open Town Council seats in the upcoming Bernalillo municipal elections. Former businessman Phillip Valverde […]
Posted inPolitics & Elections
City Councilors Face Multiple Challengers
Three sitting City Councilors will each face multiple challengers in the March 5 municipal election in Rio Rancho, setting up a potential shakeup on the Governing Body. Incumbants Jim Owen […]