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. Incumbents Jim Owen (District 1) and Paul Wymer (District 4) will be up against two opponents in their re-election efforts, and Nicole Dahn List (District 6) has three […]
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State budget includes $200,000 for new task force on missing and murdered Indigenous people
This reporting was supported by the International Women’s Media Foundation’s Fund for Indigenous Journalists: Reporting on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two Spirit and Transgender People (MMIWG2T). By Bella Davis/NM In Depth The state budget awaiting Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s signature contains $200,000 for Attorney General Raúl Torrez to create a new task force concentrated on […]
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Debbie O’Malley throws hat in the ring for state Senate
Former Bernalillo County Commissioner and Albuquerque City Councilor Debbie O’Malley has thrown her hat into the ring for State Senate District 13. O’Malley has been in local government since 2003, serving on the Albuquerque City Council until 2012. She then ran for the North Valley seat on the Bernalillo County Commission where she served until […]
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The 72 bills that reached the governor’s desk and those that didn’t
Austin Fisher/Source New Mexico New Mexico lawmakers introduced a total of 658 bills this session, nearly 10 times more than they ended up actually voting to pass onto the governor. By the time the Legislature finished the budget-focused 30-day session on Thursday, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham had signed three bills: House Bill 1, House Bill 141 and House Bill […]
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Lawmakers send gov few victories on guns and crime
By Robert Nott and Gabrielle Porter /The Santa Fe New Mexican The House of Representatives nearly blasted two “tough-on-crime” bills across the finish line and up to the governor’s desk on the fourth floor of the Roundhouse on Wednesday evening, less than 18 hours from the legislative session’s end. One of the measures — Senate […]
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Ivey-Soto marriage bill raises conflict of interest questions
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Omnibus tax package that restructures income tax brackets heads to governor
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Manny Gonzales disqualified from Republican US Senate ballot
Former Bernalillo County Sheriff Manuel Gonzales failed to get enough signatures to qualify him for the Republican Party primary race for U.S. Senate. A spokesman for the New Mexico Secretary of State said Gonzales—a former Democrat—submitted 875 signatures but needed 2,351 to qualify. Nella Domenici, the daughter of long-time senator Pete Domenici and the other […]
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Gun Waiting Period Bill Sent to Gov.’s Desk
A bill which would institute a 7-day waiting period to purchase a gun, was sent to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s desk today. The House of Representatives approved the Senate’s changes to the bill by a vote of 36-32 in a legislative process known as concurrence, whereby amendments made by the Senate must be voted on […]
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Waiting periods for gun sales passes state Senate
By Nathan Brown and Maya Hilty | The Santa Fe New Mexican. One of the more significant and controversial gun bills to be introduced during this year’s session is getting close to the finish line. House Bill 129, which would put a seven-day waiting period on gun sales in New Mexico, passed the Senate on a […]