A labor union is fighting for the right of some nurses and hospital staff at the University of New Mexico Sandoval Regional Medical Center (SRMC) to receive a wage increase that employees at UNM Hospital (UNMH) in Albuquerque and other clinics were given. On Aug. 9, UNMH announced that all regular employees of UNMH and […]
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Herrell affirms support for RECA expansion, as NM Dems criticize GOP House leaders for inaction
By Patrick Lohmann Amid increasing Democratic criticism, Republican Congressional candidate Yvette Herrell said Wednesday that she is broadly supportive of extending and expanding the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, including the $50 billion bill that sits unheard on GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson’s desk. Herrell is seeking to reclaim her House seat from incumbent Democrat Gabe […]
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‘Uncommitted’ delegates are unlikely to get convention speaking role
By Leigh Ann Caldwell and Marianna Sotomayor (c) 2024 , The Washington Post The lineup at next week’s Democratic National Convention is starting to come into focus, but uncommitted delegates concerned about the war in Gaza are unlikely to be among the speakers over four nights of programming. The group representing uncommitted delegates, the Uncommitted National […]
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Kamala Harris to propose ban on ‘price gouging’ for food, groceries
By Jeff Stein (c) 2024 , The Washington Post Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday will unveil a proposed ban on “price gouging” in the grocery and food industries, embracing a strikingly populist proposal in her most significant economic policy announcement since becoming the Democratic Party’s nominee. In a statement released late Wednesday night, the […]
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Vance, Walz agree to Oct. 1 vice-presidential debate
By Amy B Wang (c) 2024 , The Washington Post Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) said Thursday that he has agreed to an Oct. 1 debate with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) hosted by CBS News, setting the stage for at least one televised showdown between the Republican and Democratic vice-presidential nominees before the general election […]
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Why Trump keeps talking about fictional serial killer Hannibal Lecter
By Marianne LeVine and Clara Ence Morse (c) 2024 , The Washington Post Hannibal Lecter is a cannibalistic serial killer, a lover of fava beans and a nice chianti, fictional – and now, a regular feature in Donald Trump’s speeches. As the Republican presidential nominee riffed on immigration and the border at an Aug. 3 rally […]
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Trump vs. Harris magnifies America’s generational and cultural divides
By Hannah Knowles and Dylan Wells (c) 2024 , The Washington Post Donald Trump walks onstage to the 1984 Lee Greenwood song “God Bless the USA,” cheered on by a roaring crowd that skews older and White. “We will make America great again!” he promises. Kamala Harris walks out to Beyoncé’s 2016 hit “Freedom” and […]
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Former Colorado official found guilty for role in election equipment tampering
By Yvonne Wingett Sanchez and Patrick Marley (c) 2024 , The Washington Post A Colorado jury on Monday found a former county election official guilty of seven charges connected to allowing a purported computer expert to copy election data from her office as Donald Trump and his allies spread false claims that the 2020 election was […]
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Walz’s handling of George Floyd protests draws fresh scrutiny
Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Abbie Cheeseman, Robert Samuels, The Washington Post (c) 2024 MINNEAPOLIS – Days after George Floyd was murdered in 2020, as the video of the last moments of his life ricocheted around the country and sent waves of demonstrators onto Minnesota streets, Gov. Tim Walz (D) sat in a room with public safety officials […]
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NM governor hiring at least two people for her new statewide housing office
By Patrick Lohmann Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s office is seeking applicants to fill at least two jobs for the newly created “Office of Housing,” a small group of executive branch officials tasked with coordinating various statewide housing programs. Creating a statewide housing office under the governor’s control was one of Lujan Grisham’s main priorities during […]