By Amy Gardner and Yvonne Wingett Sanchez (c) 2024 , The Washington Post CHICAGO – As invigorated Democrats celebrated Vice President Kamala Harris’s nomination this week, some of them were doing so with a wary eye on new developments in what they fear could be efforts by former president Donald Trump’s allies to create doubt about […]
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Dispute emerges over lack of speaker on Gaza at Democratic convention
By Leigh Ann Caldwell and Yasmeen Abutaleb (c) 2024 , The Washington Post CHICAGO – Uncommitted delegates to the Democratic National Convention pressed their demands for a speaking slot on Thursday to address conditions in Gaza, gaining support from several individuals and groups at the convention, even as organizers sought to preserve the party’s show of […]
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NM’s revenue growth said to slow for first time this decade, but state still flush, analysts say
By Patrick Lohmann New Mexico’s budget is expected to have .2% less revenue this fiscal year than last thanks to a slowing global oil market. But it’ll still be enough to give lawmakers more than $650 million in new money to spend at the legislative session come January. That’s according to fresh projections released Wednesday […]
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Downwinders pressure Speaker Mike Johnson on RECA during his New Mexico visit
By Danielle Prokop LAS CRUCES — Downwinders had a message for the U.S. House speaker on Wednesday: You’re failing people the federal government exposed to radiation and hurting their chance at some measure of justice. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) attended a private event supporting candidate Yvette Herrell seeking to again represent the 2nd Congressional District […]
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Project 2025 would recast HHS as the federal Department of Life
By Stephanie Armour and McKenzie Beard (c) 2024 , The Washington Post It has become a rhetorical theme for Democrats working to hold on to the White House: Allies of former president Donald Trump, they say, want to infuse conservative ideals into how the federal government does business. That vision is outlined in the Project 2025 […]
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Why Democrats are so quiet about climate change right now
By Maxine Joselow (c) 2024 , The Washington Post After casting the tiebreaking vote for the biggest climate bill in U.S. history, Vice President Kamala Harris would seem to have some environmental bragging rights. Yet Harris and other top Democrats have not highlighted climate change or the environment in recent stump speeches, including keynote remarks […]
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Hospital employees rally for raise outside Sandoval Regional Medical Center
Unionized health care workers rallied outside the University of New Mexico’s Sandoval Regional Medical Center Monday afternoon because unlike other employees, they did not receive a raise earlier this month. “We’re here today to make it crystal clear that we want the 3% raise. We have a proposal behind me — which we have afforded […]
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Felon Wanted in Santa Fe Best Buy Homicide Had Edgewood Connections
“To Law Enforcement this needs to be very clear. My wife had absolutely no clue as to what I planned or am about to do. These were my decisions, and I hid them from her signed this day 8-1-24 10:55am Zachary Babitz.” Those were the words federal officials found on a note alongside Zachary Babitz’s […]
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Felon Wanted in Santa Fe Best Buy Homicide Had Edgewood Connections
“To Law Enforcement this needs to be very clear. My wife had absolutely no clue as to what I planned or am about to do. These were my decisions, and I hid them from her signed this day 8-1-24 10:55am Zachary Babitz.” Those were the words federal officials found on a note alongside Zachary Babitz’s […]
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Heat dome moves into Texas with record highs expected
By KEN MILLER and NADIA LATHAN AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A heat dome that has led to nearly 90 consecutive days of triple-digit temperatures in Phoenix moved into Texas Wednesday, with record highs expected to fall by the weekend, according to the National Weather Service. Meanwhile, energy demand in Texas hit an unofficial all-time high […]