By AUSTIN FISHER AND PATRICK LOHMANN After nearly 13,000 people voted “Uncommitted” in New Mexico’s Democratic primary election, campaign organizers expressed gratitude for being able to feel empowered and in community with each other eight months into Israel’s war on Gaza. As a protest vote to convince President Joe Biden to stop supporting the war, as many […]
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Judge dismisses Native American challenge to $10B SunZia energy transmission project
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN / Associated Press A U.S. district judge has dismissed claims by Native American tribes and environmentalists who sought to halt construction along part of a $10 billion energy transmission line that will carry wind-generated electricity from New Mexico to customers as far away as California. Judge Jennifer Zipps said in her […]
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Fed. health program for Manhattan Project downwinders to expire this week as Speaker sends US House home without a vote
The U.S. House of Representatives adjourned on Thursday without a vote to renew and extend a federal program helping families suffering from radiation-related illnesses developed in the earliest days of America’s nuclear weapons programs. Without specific authorization for the program, benefits for those already covered may be in jeopardy when Congressional authorization for the program […]
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Sandia Pueblo Gets a New Fire Station
It’s been a long time coming, but U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury and the Pueblo of Sandia Tribal Council finally unveiled Sandia Pueblo’s first Fire and Emergency Medical Services station on May 30. The pueblo does not have the internal capacity to provide Fire and Emergency Medical Services. Before the opening of this new facility, the […]
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Ambulance services for some in NM will rise after state regulators approve rate increase
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Ambulance rates will rise for some in New Mexico, particularly those without health insurance after state regulators approved a rate hike for a Presbyterian-affiliated nonprofit ambulance company. The Santa Fe New Mexican reported that Albuquerque Ambulance Service cited rising labor costs and inflation when it applied for the rate increase […]
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New Mexico voters oust incumbents from Legislature with positive implications for paid family leave
By MORGAN LEE / Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico voters have ousted several incumbent lawmakers in the state’s primary election, as ballots were tallied Wednesday. Former school board member and educator Jon Hill of Las Cruces defeated state Rep. Willie Madrid of Chapparal in Tuesday’s primary election. Hill campaigned in support of […]
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New Mexico 2024 Primary Elections Wrap-up
Block, Nava Advance to November Election Trujillo wins GOP nod for District 9 by Sandoval Signpost staff Sandoval County had two highly sought-after State Senate seats. One race had a clear winner soon after the polls closed. District 12 Senate District 12 was recently redistricted to cover parts of the Westside of Albuquerque and Rio Rancho. […]
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Many Democrats endorsed by reproductive rights group won primaries
This story is republished from NM Political Report, a nonprofit news outlet, as a part of our commitment to bringing you the best in independent news coverage that matters to Albuquerque. By Susan Dunlap / NM Political Report With nearly 53 percent of the precincts reporting as of 11 p.m. Tuesday, most of the legislative […]
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With Polls Closed, More Than 230,000 New Mexicans Cast Votes in Primary Election
By the time polls closed on Tuesday, more than 230,000 people had voted in New Mexico’s primary election. According to a 5 p.m. update by the New Mexico secretary of state, 85,583 New Mexicans voted on election day. That is in addition to the 119,966 ballots cast during the early voting period. At 5 p.m., 121,615 people […]
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Many Democrats Endorsed by Reproductive Rights Group Won Primaries
By Susan Dunlap, NM Political Report With nearly 53 percent of the precincts reporting as of 11 p.m. Tuesday, most of the legislative candidates endorsed by Planned Parenthood Votes New Mexico appear to have won. With former President Donald Trump making another bid for the White House, two new U.S. Supreme Court decisions pending that […]