The top Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives is ending the week in New Mexico, to support the party’s candidates and discuss priorities. Thursday, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is meeting with U.S. Reps. Teresa Leger Fernández, Gabe Vasquez and Melanie Stansbury in Albuquerque to discuss Project 2025’s implications for New Mexico. Project […]
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House Leader Jeffries visits ABQ
The top Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives is ending the week in New Mexico, to support the party’s candidates and discuss priorities. Thursday, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is meeting with U.S. Reps. Teresa Leger Fernández, Gabe Vasquez and Melanie Stansbury in Albuquerque to discuss Project 2025’s implications for New Mexico. Project […]
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Early voting starts next week
Even though Election Day is still a month away, early voting has begun and Bernalillo County voters can start casting ballots as soon as possible as next week.. Early voting will be available at the County Clerk’s Annex, 1500 Lomas Blvd NW, Suite A, from Tuesday Oct. 8 through Nov. 2. Voters can make their […]
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Early voting starts next week
Even though Election Day is still a month away, early voting has begun and Bernalillo County voters can start casting ballots as soon as possible as next week.. Early voting will be available at the County Clerk’s Annex, 1500 Lomas Blvd NW, Suite A, from Tuesday Oct. 8 through Nov. 2. Voters can make their […]
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Oil-and-gas giant gives big to dark money group
Chevron Corporation gave the single largest contribution to a dark money group that attempted but failed to stop the growing influence of progressive lawmakers in the Legislature during this year’s primary election, campaign filings show. The New Mexico Project, which for months fought divulging the source of its money and the details of its spending […]
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Early voting begins Oct. 8
Sandoval County residents looking to get a jump on Election Day can vote this month. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5. Early voting starts Oct. 8 and closes Nov. 2. Voter registration closes on Oct. 8, but same-day voter registration will be available in person at any voting location during early voting as well as […]
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Dark money group agrees to disclose donors
By Marjorie Childress and Trip Jennings A dark money group that ran political advertising in the weeks before the June primary election and has fought divulging the source of its money and the details of its spending for months will disclose both by next week. News of the settlement with The New Mexico Project came Monday […]
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Combating Political AI and Deepfakes
Secretary of state’s advertising campaign fights AI-driven election misinformation In preparation for the November election, Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver has launched a statewide campaign to educate voters on the risks of artificial intelligence and deepfakes in elections, aiming to raise awareness and safeguard the integrity of the electoral process. The campaign, which launched […]
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Swift’s endorsement of Harris spotlights young voters. They are not a monolith.
Dan Balz, The Washington Post (c) 2024 When Taylor Swift endorsed Kamala Harris last Tuesday night, the news threatened to eclipse analysis of the debate between the vice president and former president Donald Trump. Whatever its ultimate impact, the megastar’s announcement puts renewed focus on the potential power of younger voters in the 2024 election […]
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders knocks Harris for not having biological children
Amy B Wang, Hannah Knowles, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Speaking at a campaign event with former president Donald Trump on Tuesday, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) took a dig at Vice President Kamala Harris for not having biological children. Sanders, who was White House press secretary under Trump before she was elected governor of […]