Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Housing & Homelessness, Pueblos, Westside Albuquerque

Letter to the Editor: State Must Act to End Unlawful and Discriminatory Property Tax Practices

Submitted by Kenneth and Kathleen DeHoffBad Coyote Farm, Corrales In September 2024, the 13th District Court ruled that the Sandoval County Assessor’s mass appraisal method for Corrales is unlawful, confirming what we’ve experienced firsthand since moving here in 2021. As longtime Sandoval County residents, my wife and I trusted the assessor to fairly value our […]

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Trump picks Brendan Carr as FCC chairman

By Eva Dou, Cristiano Lima-Strong, The Washington Post (c) 2024 President-elect Donald Trump said Sunday he was naming Brendan Carr as the next Federal Communications Commission chairman, positioning the regulatory agency to do battle against social media companies and TV broadcasters that Republicans portray as too liberal. Carr, 45, the senior Republican among the FCC’s five […]

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Trump picks Brendan Carr as FCC chairman

By Eva Dou, Cristiano Lima-Strong, The Washington Post (c) 2024 President-elect Donald Trump said Sunday he was naming Brendan Carr as the next Federal Communications Commission chairman, positioning the regulatory agency to do battle against social media companies and TV broadcasters that Republicans portray as too liberal. Carr, 45, the senior Republican among the FCC’s five […]

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Trump allies eye overhauling Medicaid, food stamps in tax legislation

By Jacob Bogage, Jeff Stein, Dan Diamond, The Washington Post (c) 2024 , The Washington Post President-elect Donald Trump’s economic advisers and congressional Republicans have begun preliminary discussions about making significant changes to Medicaid, food stamps and other federal safety net programs to offset the enormous cost of extending Trump’s 2017 tax cuts next year. Among the […]

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Trump allies eye overhauling Medicaid, food stamps in tax legislation

By Jacob Bogage, Jeff Stein, Dan Diamond, The Washington Post (c) 2024 , The Washington Post President-elect Donald Trump’s economic advisers and congressional Republicans have begun preliminary discussions about making significant changes to Medicaid, food stamps and other federal safety net programs to offset the enormous cost of extending Trump’s 2017 tax cuts next year. Among the […]

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Kari Lake settles election defamation case brought by Arizona official

By Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, The Washington Post (c) 2024 PHOENIX – A year-long defamation case against Kari Lake, who falsely blamed a local Arizona election official for her 2022 defeat for governor and has sowed distrust in American election systems, has been settled. The details of the settlement are confidential, according to two people familiar […]

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Kari Lake settles election defamation case brought by Arizona official

By Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, The Washington Post (c) 2024 PHOENIX – A year-long defamation case against Kari Lake, who falsely blamed a local Arizona election official for her 2022 defeat for governor and has sowed distrust in American election systems, has been settled. The details of the settlement are confidential, according to two people familiar […]

Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Westside Albuquerque

What Trump’s presidency could mean for New Mexico’s climate

By Bryce Dix, KUNM As federal policy shifts more to the right with the election of Donald J. Trump, conservationists are increasingly worried how the incoming administration’s vows to cut climate spending and ramp up oil and gas drilling will change New Mexico’s landscape. It’s no secret that Trump is skeptical of the science behind […]