The weeks-long inter party fight to choose a lieutenant governor nominee ended just where the state Democrat Party’s gubernatorial nominee wanted it. With 477 votes cast from the party’s 500 State Central Committee members, outgoing Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard bested State Senator Harold Pope 53%-46%. The Haaland-Garcia Richard ticket will be the first all […]
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After Republican cuts to subsides, Obamacare enrollment dropped in every state except one: New Mexico
For once, New Mexico is on the top of a very good list. 49 states saw drops in the number of people covered by the Affordable Care Act last year after a Republican-led effort in Congress cut subsidies to states, but not New Mexico. An analysis of federal health care enrollment data analzyed by the […]
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Democrats’ four-day vote to pick Lt. Governor nominee opens July 25
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. — New Mexico Democrats have a hard deadline to finish picking a Lieutenant Governor nominee: State Central Committee members vote July 25-29, and the winner’s name goes to the Secretary of State by July 30 to lock in the November ballot. This story was originally published at New Mexico Political […]
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NM Supreme Court denies appeal over Republican Party Chair Barela’s removal
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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