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BernCo Commission cleared in open-meetings matter

By Rodd Cayton State investigators determined the Bernalillo County Board of Commissioners did not violate a state open-meeting law when conducting closed sessions to discuss an ethics matter involving the hiring of an assistant treasurer. The New Mexico Department of Justice says commissioners properly placed discussion of the matter on their agenda.  The New Mexico […]

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BernCo Commission cleared in open-meetings matter

By Rodd Cayton State investigators determined the Bernalillo County Board of Commissioners did not violate a state open-meeting law when conducting closed sessions to discuss an ethics matter involving the hiring of an assistant treasurer. The New Mexico Department of Justice says commissioners properly placed discussion of the matter on their agenda.  The New Mexico […]

Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., New Mexico Statewide News

NMPBS general manager outlines threats to public media ahead of Congressional hearing

This story is republished from KUNM as a part of our commitment to bringing you the best in independent news coverage that matters to Albuquerque. Thank you to donors whose support allows us to share these stories. Donate to allow us to continue to bring stories like this. By Megan Kamerick, KUNM On March 26, […]

Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., New Mexico Statewide News

NMPBS general manager outlines threats to public media ahead of Congressional hearing

This story is republished from KUNM as a part of our commitment to bringing you the best in independent news coverage that matters to Albuquerque. Thank you to donors whose support allows us to share these stories. Donate to allow us to continue to bring stories like this. By Megan Kamerick, KUNM On March 26, […]

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Killing grants that have saved lives: Trump’s cuts signal end to government work on terrorism prevention

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Former legislative candidate convicted in shootings of lawmakers homes

<img width="1024" height="820" src="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/Rer_solomonpena-scaled-1-1024×820-1.jpeg" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="Solomon Pena when he was arrested by APD in January of 2023. Photo by Roberto E. Rosales / City Desk Abq" decoding="async" srcset="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/Rer_solomonpena-scaled-1-1024×820-1.jpeg 1024w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Rer_solomonpena-scaled-1-300×240.jpeg 300w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Rer_solomonpena-scaled-1-768×615.jpeg 768w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Rer_solomonpena-scaled-1-1536×1229.jpeg 1536w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Rer_solomonpena-scaled-1-2048×1639.jpeg 2048w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Rer_solomonpena-scaled-1-1200×960.jpeg 1200w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Rer_solomonpena-scaled-1-1568×1255.jpeg 1568w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Rer_solomonpena-scaled-1-2000×1601.jpeg 2000w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Rer_solomonpena-scaled-1-400×320.jpeg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw – 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 […]

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Former legislative candidate convicted in shootings of lawmakers homes

By Rodd Cayton A former Republican legislative candidate was found guilty of federal charges involving the shooting of the houses of Democratic officials this week. A federal jury found Solomon Peña, 41, guilty of using and carrying a machine gun during and in relation to a crime of violence, solicitation to commit a crime of […]