By Patrick Lohmann, Source New Mexico — The New Mexico Supreme Court on Wednesday denied the Republican Party of New Mexico’s appeal of a lower court ruling that ordered party Chair Amy Barela to leave her post. Thirteenth Judicial District Court Judge Cindy Mercer in late May issued a ruling that prohibited Barela from continuing […]
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Gregg Hull: Trump endorsement would be a “pretty cool thing”
In a recent appearance on the Santa Fe New Mexican’s Around the Roundhouse podcast with Daniel Chacón, Gregg Hull, the Republican gubernatorial nominee, said that receiving a presidential endorsement would be a “pretty cool thing,” though he has not yet requested one. This story was originally published at New Mexico Political Report, a nonprofit news […]
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The morning after: Deb Haaland talks about being underestimated, her historic win and taking on Gregg Hull in November
By Pat Davis, The Paper & New Mexico Political Report – Just 12 hours after Deb Haaland secured her historic nomination for governor in the Democratic primary, she called me to share her first reactions to winning, still being underestimated after so many historic firsts and how she sees the next phase of the campaign […]
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Here’s who is turning out to vote in New Mexico’s primary elections, incl. how many independents picked party ballots
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. and New Mexico Political Report— Nearly 19,000 unaffiliated New Mexico voters cast ballots before Election Day in the state’s first semi-open primary — and they chose Democratic ballots over Republican ones by a roughly 3-to-1 margin. Election Day brought more. Another 2,633 unaffiliated voters have headed to the polls in […]
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New Mexico’s Epstein ‘truth commission’ to issue 14 subpoenas
By Joshua Bowling, Source New Mexico — New Mexico’s “truth commission” charged with investigating Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes in the state, on Monday announced it would issue 14 subpoenas to government agencies, banks and the Santa Fe Institute to investigate who at those agencies and companies was in contact with Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. The state […]
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Top New Mexico oil and gas leader says Republicans can’t win governor race
By Pat Davis, NM Political Report — New Mexico’s oil and gas companies give almost twice as much money to Republicans as Democrats, but the head of the industry recently told colleagues Republicans will not be able to win the race for governor this year. This story was originally published at New Mexico Political Report, […]
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Greater Chaco landscape named one of America’s most endangered historic places
The National Trust for Historic Preservation unveiled its 2026 list of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places on May 20, 2026, honoring the upcoming 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding and New Mexico’s Greater Chaco Cultural Landscape is on the list. The areas around Chaco Canyon are an ancestral homeland and ceremonial space that Pueblo […]
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Andrew Yang’s Forward Party earns party status for New Mexico November ballot
New Mexico officially has a new political party just in time for election season. Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver’s office confirmed on May 15 that the New Mexico Forward Party, a state affiliate of the national party started by businessman and former presidential candidate Andrew Yang, achieved minor party status, qualifying the party to […]
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“Women Get Sh*t Done”: Rep. Leger Fernández leads in new bi-partisan push to end sexual misconduct in Congress
As the head of the Democratic Women’s Caucus in Congress, New Mexico Representative Teresa Leger Fernández has already taken the lead to reform the historically predatory work environment many women feel working on Capitol Hill. Now, she is getting some bi-partisan help from her counterpart in the Republican caucus, Congresswoman Kat Cammack, a Republican of […]
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Haaland outraises all other gov candidates combined, again
Deb Haaland has done it again. In the most recent campaign finance reports for candidates for governor, Haaland added $868,673 to her campaign war chest, outpacing all other candidates for governor combined. This story was originally published at New Mexico Political Report, a nonprofit news service covering politics and policy in the Land of Enchantment. […]
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