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 […]
New Mexico Statewide News
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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 […]
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Fire Station and Emergency Services on List of Bernalillo Legislative Priorities
New Mexico may be in the midst of an oil and gas boom that leaves the state flush with money heading into the upcoming legislative session. But, says Bernalillo Mayor Jack Torres, “That boom doesn’t come to us.” Not directly, anyway. The Town may benefit from where some of that money is invested, like public […]
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City Officers, Bonds on the March Ballot
The municipal election for the City of Rio Rancho will take place on Tuesday, March 5. The election will be held to elect three City Councilors to a four-year term: Councilor District 1, City Councilor District 4, and City Councilor District 6. Citywide, voters will also be asked to consider three General Obligation Bond questions […]
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PRC denies PNM 9.7% rate hike to pay for ‘imprudent’ investments in coal, aging nuclear plants
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press, ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Regulators rejected on Wednesday an effort by New Mexico’s largest electric utility to recoup from customers millions of dollars of investments made in a coal-fired power plant in the northwestern corner of the state and a nuclear power plant in neighboring Arizona. The Public Regulation […]
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Ben Ray Lujan wants to make your next Taylor Swift tickets cheaper
Washington, DC – New Mexico’s U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján joined a bipartisan group of senators to introduce the Fans First Act, which would help address flaws in the current live event ticketing system by increasing transparency in ticket sales, protecting consumers from fake or dramatically overpriced tickets, and holding bad actors who engage in illegal […]
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Community Briefs
Earthquakes in Sandoval County? If you were in or around Cuba and felt the ground shake last week, you weren’t imagining it. U.S. Geological Survey data shows two earthquakes on Wednesday, December 20 shook the Santa Fe National Forest. A 2.5-magnitude earthquake happened at 3 p.m., then a 3.5-magnitude earthquake happened around 4:45 p.m. According […]