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Senate Democrats request Matt Gaetz case files from the FBI

By Liz Goodwin, Jacqueline Alemany, Perry Stein · The Washington Post (c) 2024 Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee are asking the FBI to provide all documents related to its closed sex trafficking investigation into Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, former congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Florida), to ensure the material is considered at his confirmation hearing next year. […]

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Speaker Johnson restricts use of Capitol bathrooms by transgender people

By Maegan Vazquez, Mariana Alfaro ·  The Washington Post (c) 2024 House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) said Wednesday that transgender individuals would not be allowed into restroom facilities in the Capitol and House office buildings that do not correspond with their sex assigned at birth, announcing the rule change about two weeks after Democrat Sarah McBride of […]

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Speaker Johnson restricts use of Capitol bathrooms by transgender people

By Maegan Vazquez, Mariana Alfaro ·  The Washington Post (c) 2024 House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) said Wednesday that transgender individuals would not be allowed into restroom facilities in the Capitol and House office buildings that do not correspond with their sex assigned at birth, announcing the rule change about two weeks after Democrat Sarah McBride of […]

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District 6 councilor wants to hear input on how to spend the state capital outlay funds

By Jeanette DeDios, KUNM An Albuquerque city counciloris holding public meetings this week to get input from the community on how to spend state funds. District 6 Councilor Nichole Rogers says the community is often left out of these discussions and she wants to change that. Rogers is partnering with Participatory Budgeting of Albuquerque, which is a […]

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District 6 councilor wants to hear input on how to spend the state capital outlay funds

By Jeanette DeDios, KUNM An Albuquerque city counciloris holding public meetings this week to get input from the community on how to spend state funds. District 6 Councilor Nichole Rogers says the community is often left out of these discussions and she wants to change that. Rogers is partnering with Participatory Budgeting of Albuquerque, which is a […]

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Trump tax and tariff proposals would increase prices on goods for New Mexicans

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 Nicole Maxwell, NM Political Report President-elect Donald Trump has promised sweeping changes to the tax code as well as imposing tariffs that could […]