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Trumpโ€™s foes fear his retribution has already begun

Byย Hannah Knowles,ย Colby Itkowitzย ยทย The Washington Post (c) 2024 Since he was elected, President-elect Donald Trump has waffled on his campaign-season vow to punish his enemies when he returns to the White House, declaring this month that his โ€œretribution will be through success.โ€ But many of Trumpโ€™s critics – and targets – fear that his long-promised campaign […]

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Trumpโ€™s foes fear his retribution has already begun

Byย Hannah Knowles,ย Colby Itkowitzย ยทย The Washington Post (c) 2024 Since he was elected, President-elect Donald Trump has waffled on his campaign-season vow to punish his enemies when he returns to the White House, declaring this month that his โ€œretribution will be through success.โ€ But many of Trumpโ€™s critics – and targets – fear that his long-promised campaign […]

Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Westside Albuquerque

Advocacy group plans to fight mega farms in New Mexico

By Jeanette DeDios, KUNM Over the past 20 years, New Mexico has lost half of its family-scale dairy farms to big factory farms. Thatโ€™s according to Food & Water Watch, an advocacy group that argues this increasing reliance on these big farms is harmful to air, land, and water quality.The organization is seeking a moratorium on these […]

Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Westside Albuquerque

Advocacy group plans to fight mega farms in New Mexico

By Jeanette DeDios, KUNM Over the past 20 years, New Mexico has lost half of its family-scale dairy farms to big factory farms. Thatโ€™s according to Food & Water Watch, an advocacy group that argues this increasing reliance on these big farms is harmful to air, land, and water quality.The organization is seeking a moratorium on these […]

Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Pueblos

Governorโ€™s Race 2026: What weโ€™ve heard and what weโ€™ve confirmed

By Nicole Maxwell, NM Political Report Although no one has confirmed on record that they are planning to run for governor in 2026, rumors abound about three prominent Democrats: Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, Sen. Martin Heinrich and 2nd Judicial District Attorney Sam Bregman. A potential two-cornered primary contest was reported by Axios. Attempts to confirm […]

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Governorโ€™s Race 2026: What weโ€™ve heard and what weโ€™ve confirmed

By Nicole Maxwell, NM Political Report Although no one has confirmed on record that they are planning to run for governor in 2026, rumors abound about three prominent Democrats: Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, Sen. Martin Heinrich and 2nd Judicial District Attorney Sam Bregman. A potential two-cornered primary contest was reported by Axios. Attempts to confirm […]

Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., New Mexico Statewide News, Westside Albuquerque

Sandoval County Elected Officials Hosting Public Capital Outlay Meeting

A group of Sandoval County legislators are hosting a public capital outlay meeting in preparation for the 2025 legislative session. Sen. Craig Brandt, R-Rio Rancho, Sen.-elect Jay Block, R-Rio Rancho, House Republican Whip Alan Martinez, R- Rio Rancho, Rep. Joshua Hernandez, R-Rio Rancho, and Rep.-elect Catherine Cullen, R-Rio Rancho, will host the annual Capital Outlay […]

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Heinrich Announces 2024 Nominees to the United States Service Academies

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced his nominees Dec. 19 to the United States Service Academies.ย  A nomination is required to attend the U.S. Military Academy (West Point), the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Air Force Academy, and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy; the U.S. Coast Guard Academy does not require a nomination. According to […]

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Harmful gas billowing from Texas and New Mexico comes mostly from smaller leaks, researchers say

By Tammy Webber, Associated Press The blob on the satellite image is a rainbow of colors. An analyst digitally sharpens it and there, highlighted in red, is the source: a concrete oil pad spewing methane. In the 75,000-square-mile (194-square-kilometer) Permian Basin straddling Texas and New Mexico, the most productive oil and gas region in the […]