By Jesús Rodríguez, Sabrina Rodriguez, The Washington Post (c) 2024 The stars of Democratic politics were aligning behind Kamala Harris. Oprah Winfrey, Michelle Obama and assorted liberal luminaries had sung her praises at the Democratic convention. Megawatt endorsements from Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish would soon follow. But there’s another pop star who has not weighed […]
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Harris and Trump essentially tied in Pennsylvania, Post poll finds
By Dan Balz, Scott Clement, Emily Guskin, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump are locked in a statistical tie in Pennsylvania, according to a Washington Post poll of a state that many analysts see as the battleground most likely to determine the outcome of the presidential election. One week […]
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Union says two nurses punished for speaking out against SRMC
As long-awaited collective bargaining was scheduled to begin, the University of New Mexico Sandoval Regional Medical Center disciplined two nurses who had spoken out about poor conditions in the hospital, according to a press release from the United Health Professionals of New Mexico sent on Sept. 17. After more than two years of public feuding, […]
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Sandoval County names two Jr. Treasurers
The Sandoval County Treasurer’s Office announced the two high school students selected to participate in this year’s Junior County Treasurers program. Sandoval County Treasurer Jennifer Taylor picked Rio Rancho High School senior Mario Templeton and Giavanna Almanzar, a junior at the ASK Academy, as the 2024 Junior County Treasurers for Sandoval County. Taylor visited individually […]
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Community leaders show support for health care workers union
The United Health Professionals New Mexico, which represents University of New Mexico Sandoval Regional Medical Center workers, hosted a community forum in Rio Rancho on Sept. 17 to discuss the hospital’s quality of care and accountability. Lt. Gov. Howie Morales, state Rep. Kathleen Cates and County Commissioner Katherine Bruch were among the guest speakers for […]
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Swift’s endorsement of Harris spotlights young voters. They are not a monolith.
Dan Balz, The Washington Post (c) 2024 When Taylor Swift endorsed Kamala Harris last Tuesday night, the news threatened to eclipse analysis of the debate between the vice president and former president Donald Trump. Whatever its ultimate impact, the megastar’s announcement puts renewed focus on the potential power of younger voters in the 2024 election […]
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders knocks Harris for not having biological children
Amy B Wang, Hannah Knowles, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Speaking at a campaign event with former president Donald Trump on Tuesday, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) took a dig at Vice President Kamala Harris for not having biological children. Sanders, who was White House press secretary under Trump before she was elected governor of […]
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Federal Reserve rate cut may boost Kamala Harris in campaign homestretch
By Jeff Stein, The Washington Post (c) 2024 The Federal Reserve’s long-awaited cut to interest rates may prove a boon to Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign as the presidential election enters the home stretch. On Wednesday, the central bank is widely expected to reduce the benchmark rate for the first time since 2020, lowering borrowing […]
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Sandoval County Amends Lease Agreement with Intel to Boost Economic Growth
Sandoval County Commissioners on Sept. 11 finalized an agreement that will allow continued multibillion-dollar investments in Intel’s Rio Rancho facility and local economic development through 2030. An initial amendment to a long-standing Industrial Revenue Bond agreement with Intel was approved at the Aug. 14 meeting. Afterward, it was sent to the county and Intel to […]
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Harris to address group that hosted Trump when he questioned her Black identity
Toluse Olorunnipa, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Vice President Kamala Harris is poised to sit for a rare interview with reporters from the National Association of Black Journalists on Tuesday, part of an effort to court Black voters and present a contrast with former president Donald Trump after his contentious sit-down with the group in […]