By Patrick Lohmann Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s office is seeking applicants to fill at least two jobs for the newly created “Office of Housing,” a small group of executive branch officials tasked with coordinating various statewide housing programs. Creating a statewide housing office under the governor’s control was one of Lujan Grisham’s main priorities during […]
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Harris backs ending taxes on tips, weeks after Trump made similar pledge
By Annabelle Timsit (c) 2024 , The Washington Post Vice President Kamala Harris is echoing an idea first proposed by her opponent, Donald Trump, by pledging that she would push to eliminate taxes on tips. “When I am president, we will continue our fight for working families of America, including to raise the minimum wage […]
Experts warn of wider disruptions after Trump campaign reports hacking
(c) 2024 , The Washington Post · Abbie Cheeseman Analysts and intelligence experts warned Sunday that wider efforts may be underway by foreign powers to disrupt the U.S. presidential election, after the Trump campaign said it believed its email systems had been breached by hackers working for Iran. So far, two Democratic House members who have […]
Pro-Palestinian protesters vow massive showing at Democratic convention
By Yasmeen Abutaleb (c) 2024 , The Washington Post · BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. – The scenes and stenches that greeted Hamza AbdulQader when he crossed Egypt’s border into Gaza in mid-March were far worse than the devastating videos he had watched as war raged in the territory. AbdulQader, a critical care nurse and resident of “Little […]
People have mispronounced Kamala Harris’s name for years. Here’s how to say it.
by Niha Masih (c) 2024 , The Washington Post Vice President Kamala Harris could become the most powerful person in the world, if she wins the presidential election in November. Despite the fact she has been in public life for years and explained how to pronounce her first name, many people still get it wrong. […]
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Trump recommits to a Sept. 10 debate and lashes out at Harris at news conference
By JILL COLVIN, MICHELLE L. PRICE and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump recommitted to debating Vice President Kamala Harris after recently backing out, holding a lengthy news conference Thursday in which he taunted his new rival, boasted of his crowd on Jan. 6, 2021, and lashed out at questions about […]
Keeping the ER out of your summer
By Nicole San Roman, UNM Health Sizzling New Mexico summers don’t just bring the heat—they bring the people. Summer months are filled with friends and families enjoying swimming, hiking, biking, concerts, vacations and more. While for many it’s fun in the sun, for hospital emergency departments, summer is serious business. Linda Hodes Villamar, MD, MPH, […]
WQCC commissioner will abstain from final produced water rule vote
By Danielle Prokop, Source New Mexico A New Mexico water board member with ties to the oil and gas industry announced Monday she will abstain from a final vote on statewide rules developing additional uses of oil and gas wastewater. The Water Quality Control Commission (WQCC), an oft-overlooked body of 13 members tasked with shaping […]
Secretaries of state urge Elon Musk to fix AI chatbot spreading election misinformation on X
By CHRISTINE FERNANDO CHICAGO (AP) — Five secretaries of state are urging Elon Musk to fix an AI chatbot on the social media platform X, saying in a letter sent Monday that it has spread election misinformation. The top election officials from Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, Pennsylvania and Washington told Musk that X’s AI chatbot, […]