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Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Syndicated
NM voters support abortion rights
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 Matthew Reichbach A majority of New Mexicans believe that New Mexico’s abortion laws should be less restrictive or should remain about the same […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Syndicated
Federal disaster aid requested for NM fires, hundreds more firefighters en route
By DANIELLE PROKOP & LEAH ROMERO ROSWELL – Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) expects President Joe Biden to sign a federal emergency declaration to pave the way for funds and additional aid to address the damage in the Ruidoso area from the South Fork and Salt fires this week. “It is my understanding that he very much intends to […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Syndicated
New Mexico wildfire claims second life, while rain offers hope of relief
By MORGAN LEE and ANDRÉS LEIGHTON Heavy rain and hail fell Wednesday around an evacuated village in New Mexico threatened by wildfires that have killed at least two people and damaged more than 1,400 structures, offering the hope of some assistance for firefighters but adding the threat of high winds and flash floods. Air tankers […]
Posted inPolitics & Elections, Syndicated
Republican Herrell signs onto what critics call anti-transgender message
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 Republican candidate Yvette Herrell, who is running against Democrat Rep. Gabe Vasquez for New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District seat, committed herself […]
Posted inNational News, Syndicated
The beginner’s guide to celebrating Juneteenth
By TERRY TANG For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after the end of the Civil War, and two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. Since it was designated a federal holiday […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Syndicated
Cooler temps and rain could help corral blazes that forced thousands to flee Ruidoso
By MORGAN LEE and ANDRÉS LEIGHTON Cooler weather — and the chance of rain — could bring some relief this week to firefighters battling blazes in southern New Mexico that killed one person, damaged hundreds of structures and forced thousands to evacuate. Strong wind pushed the larger of two wildfires into the mountain village of Ruidoso, forcing […]
Posted inBernalillo County, Jobs, Workers & Economy, Local Gov., Syndicated
PNM seeks rate increase
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 Hannah Grover Customers of New Mexico’s largest electric utility may pay more for energy in the future. The Public Service Company of New […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Syndicated
Southern New Mexico wildfires lead to evacuation of village of 7,000
RUIDOSO, N.M. (AP) — Residents of a village in southern New Mexico were ordered to flee their homes without taking time to grab any belongings due to fast-moving wildfires. “GO NOW: Do not attempt to gather belongings or protect your home. Evacuate immediately,” officials with Ruidoso, a village home to 7,000 people, said on its website […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Syndicated
New Mexico Democrats vote against the National Defense Authorization Act due to wedge-issue amendments
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 The bill passed by a 217-to-199 vote, on Friday, largely along party lines with Republicans introducing over 300 amendments to the […]