Nicole Maxwell/Source New Mexico A bill in the state legislature proposes preventing public libraries from banning books based on political or religious views from what one of the bill’s sponsors calls “hate groups.” HB 123 aims to prevent public libraries from receiving funding if they do not adopt and comply with the American Library Association’s Library Bill […]
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Five things Gov. Lujan Grisham is asking for this legislative session
By Patrick Lohmann, Source New Mexico | In a speech to state lawmakers on Tuesday, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham outlined wide-ranging priorities for a packed 30-day session that she said would “capitalize on this momentum” generated in the four years since she became governor in 2019. Between several interruptions by a group of environmental and […]
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Activists interrupt New Mexico State of the State address
by Austin Fisher, Source New Mexico | Protesters disrupted Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s State of the State address on Tuesday calling on her and lawmakers to demand a transition away from fossil fuels and a ceasefire in Gaza. Three separate times, protesters stood up from their seats in the gallery above the House of Representatives […]
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Attorney General’s Office rebrands as New Mexico Department of Justice
By Nicole Maxwell/NM Political Report New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez announced Wednesday that his office was undergoing a rebrand. Torrez said the New Mexico Attorney General’s Office would be renamed to the New Mexico Department of Justice to be more closely aligned with the verbiage in state statute wherein the state attorney general is head of […]
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700 sign petition protesting natural gas facility
In February 2011, about 28,000 customers statewide lost access to natural gas. That was the last time NM Gas Co. had to cut off service to customers due to lack of adequate supplies.
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Former Dem. Sheriff Manny Gonzales to challenge Heinrich as a Republican
Former Bernalillo County Sheriff Manuel Gonzales announced Wednesday morning that he will be challenging Senator Martin Heinrich in the race for Senate this year. Gonzales, who was previously registered as a Democrat, switched his party registration on Dec. 15. He is now running as a Republican. It is the second time he has run for […]
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New ABQ Congressional district draws 2 GOP challengers to Stansbury
Will New Mexico’s redrawn Congressional districts present better odds for Republicans to execute a surprise pickup seat? At least two Republicans who previously lost races in the old districts are betting that they can oust incumbent Representative Melanie Stansbury in the state’s new Democratic-favored 1st Congressional District. Steve Jones, a 77-year old Army veteran and […]
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State Rep. looks to repeal background checks on firearms purchases
New Mexicans looking to purchase firearms have undergone background checks more than 414,000 times since the state’s law mandating pre-purchase checks took effect in July 2021. That’s 414,000 too many for State Representative Stephanie Lord (R-Sandia Park) who is also the founder of Pro-Gun Women, a gun rights advocacy group. She has introduced legislation to […]
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Allsup’s burritos now come as tortilla chips, too
New Mexicans have a new way to eat a popular and ubiquitous convenience store food – the deep-fried Allsup’s beef and bean burrito. The chain recently introduced beef and bean burrito-flavored tortilla chips to its store shelves. The new tortilla chips come 50 years after Allsup’s sold its first beef and bean burrito in 1974 […]
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Commission Sets 2024 Legislative Priorities
Matters relating to addressing mental and behavioral health made up four of the top five issues listed as legislative priorities for the 2024 session by the Sandoval County Commission in November of last year. While County Manager Wayne Johnson told commissioners the 16 priorities were listed in no particular order, Commissioner Jay Block said it […]