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Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Syndicated

The Supreme Court allows emergency abortions in Idaho for now in a limited ruling

by Jordan Bourne

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST The Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for Idaho hospitals to provide emergency abortions, for now, in a procedural order that left key questions unanswered and could mean the issue ends up before the conservative-majority court again soon. The order was briefly posted on the court’s website accidentally on Wedneday and abruptly removed. By a […]

Posted inBernalillo County, Courts, Justice & Safety, Local Gov.

Sheriff’s Office, nonprofit partner for gun buyback event

by Elise Kaplan

Turn in your firearms for cash this weekend at a gun buyback event hosted by a local nonprofit, in partnership with the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office.  In a news release, New Mexicans to Prevent Gun Violence (NMPGV) said it doesn’t keep any information on participants and they can turn in as many guns as they’d […]

Posted inNational News, Politics & Elections, Syndicated

FACT FOCUS: Here’s a look at the false claims you might hear during tonight’s presidential debate

by Jordan Bourne

To hear former President Donald Trump tell it, the U.S. has fallen apart under President Joe Biden: the economy is failing, countries are emptying their prisons and mental institutions across the southern border and crime has skyrocketed. Biden, on the other hand, has claimed he confronted an inflation rate of 9% and $5 gas prices when he took […]

Posted inNational News, Politics & Elections, Syndicated

How the Biden-Trump debate could change the trajectory of the 2024 campaign

by Jordan Bourne

By ZEKE MILLER, MICHELLE L. PRICE, WILL WEISSERT, BILL BARROW and DARLENE SUPERVILLE President Joe Biden and his Republican rival, Donald Trump, will meet for a debate on Thursday that offers an unparalleled opportunity for both candidates to try to reshape the political narrative. Biden, the Democratic incumbent, gets the chance to reassure voters that, at 81, he’s capable of […]

Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Jobs, Workers & Economy, Syndicated

The Supreme Court rejects a nationwide opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma

by Jordan Bourne

By Mark Sherman WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would have shielded members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids but also would have provided billions of dollars to combat the opioid epidemic. The decision also could affect other […]

Posted inHousing & Homelessness, New Mexico Statewide News, State Government #nmgov

NM governor shares draft proposal for forced mental health treatment

by Jordan Bourne

By AUSTIN FISHER More details are emerging about the changes to state law being proposed by New Mexico’s governor for a special legislative session planned in July. Two high-ranking members of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s staff discussed five legislative proposals with a panel of lawmakers from the House of Representative and the Senate on Wednesday […]

Secretary of state blasts City Council proposal to lower threshold to win an election

by Jordan Bourne

New Mexico’s top election official this week criticized the Albuquerque City Council’s proposition to change the city’s majority rules for voting by lowering the threshold to win an election.  At their June 17 meeting, city councilors voted 6-3 to remove the city’s majority voting rules and allow City Council and mayoral candidates with the highest […]

Louisiana Boulevard to get new bike lanes, safety upgrades

by tunruhenos

The City of Albuquerque announced Tuesday that it is working to make one of the city’s more dangerous streets safer for cyclists and pedestrians.  Department of Municipal Development Director Jennifer Turner said in a statement that updates to Louisiana Boulevard between Gibson Boulevard and Central Avenue are part of a larger push to make city […]