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How a push to amend the Constitution could help Trump expand presidential power
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Autonomous vehicle bill stalls without passing committee
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Judge orders feds to rehire fired workers
<img width="1024" height="683" src="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/117048243_7cc6bb0b87_b.jpg" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="Flickr/cc" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/117048243_7cc6bb0b87_b.jpg 1024w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/117048243_7cc6bb0b87_b-300×200.jpg 300w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/117048243_7cc6bb0b87_b-768×512.jpg 768w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/117048243_7cc6bb0b87_b-400×267.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw – 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="1653906" data-permalink="https://nmpoliticalreport.com/117048243_7cc6bb0b87_b/" data-orig-file="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/117048243_7cc6bb0b87_b.jpg" data-orig-size="1024,683" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="117048243_7cc6bb0b87_b" data-image-description=" gavel ” data-image-caption=”” data-medium-file=”https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/117048243_7cc6bb0b87_b-300×200.jpg” data-large-file=”https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/117048243_7cc6bb0b87_b.jpg” /> A lawsuit filed […]
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Who’s running the DOGE wrecking machine: The world’s richest man or a little-known bureaucrat?
<img width="800" height="534" src="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/Elon_Musk_54349817978.jpg" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/Elon_Musk_54349817978.jpg 800w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Elon_Musk_54349817978-300×200.jpg 300w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Elon_Musk_54349817978-768×513.jpg 768w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Elon_Musk_54349817978-400×267.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw – 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="1660987" data-permalink="https://nmpoliticalreport.com/2025/03/14/whos-running-the-doge-wrecking-machine-the-worlds-richest-man-or-a-little-known-bureaucrat/elon_musk_54349817978/" data-orig-file="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/Elon_Musk_54349817978.jpg" data-orig-size="800,534" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"Gage Skidmore","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"Gage Skidmore","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Elon_Musk_(54349817978)" data-image-description="" data-image-caption=" on Elon Musk speaking at the […]
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State agencies request advance funding for pending Tribal water settlements
<img width="1024" height="683" src="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/621743_8002d7de-a918-46b1-9bde-3fe4d0b205fe_1440-1024×683-1.jpg" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/621743_8002d7de-a918-46b1-9bde-3fe4d0b205fe_1440-1024×683-1.jpg 1024w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/621743_8002d7de-a918-46b1-9bde-3fe4d0b205fe_1440-300×200.jpg 300w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/621743_8002d7de-a918-46b1-9bde-3fe4d0b205fe_1440-768×512.jpg 768w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/621743_8002d7de-a918-46b1-9bde-3fe4d0b205fe_1440-1200×800.jpg 1200w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/621743_8002d7de-a918-46b1-9bde-3fe4d0b205fe_1440-400×267.jpg 400w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/621743_8002d7de-a918-46b1-9bde-3fe4d0b205fe_1440.jpg 1440w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw – 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="1660982" data-permalink="https://nmpoliticalreport.com/2025/03/14/state-agencies-request-advance-funding-for-pending-tribal-water-settlements/621743_8002d7de-a918-46b1-9bde-3fe4d0b205fe_1440/" data-orig-file="https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/621743_8002d7de-a918-46b1-9bde-3fe4d0b205fe_1440.jpg" data-orig-size="1440,960" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="621743_8002d7de-a918-46b1-9bde-3fe4d0b205fe_1440" data-image-description="" data-image-caption=" Rio Chama captured in […]
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Big Tech lobbies New Mexico for AG-backed bill
<img width="1024" height="584" src="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/shutterstock-nm-capitol-roundhouse-scaled-1-1024×584-1.jpg" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="Photo of the State Capitol aka Roundhouse" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/shutterstock-nm-capitol-roundhouse-scaled-1-1024×584-1.jpg 1024w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock-nm-capitol-roundhouse-scaled-1-300×171.jpg 300w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock-nm-capitol-roundhouse-scaled-1-768×438.jpg 768w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock-nm-capitol-roundhouse-scaled-1-1536×876.jpg 1536w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock-nm-capitol-roundhouse-scaled-1-2048×1168.jpg 2048w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock-nm-capitol-roundhouse-scaled-1-1200×684.jpg 1200w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock-nm-capitol-roundhouse-scaled-1-1568×894.jpg 1568w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock-nm-capitol-roundhouse-scaled-1-2000×1141.jpg 2000w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock-nm-capitol-roundhouse-scaled-1-400×228.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw – 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="1657247" […]
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Legislature protects Native students’ right to wear regalia at school ceremonies
<img width="1024" height="683" src="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/IMG_7573-1170×780-1-1024×683-1.png" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/IMG_7573-1170×780-1-1024×683-1.png 1024w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_7573-1170×780-1-300×200.webp 300w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_7573-1170×780-1-768×512.webp 768w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_7573-1170×780-1-400×267.webp 400w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_7573-1170×780-1.webp 1170w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw – 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="1660971" data-permalink="https://nmpoliticalreport.com/2025/03/14/legislature-protects-native-students-right-to-wear-regalia-at-school-ceremonies/img_7573-1170×780/" data-orig-file="https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_7573-1170×780-1.webp" data-orig-size="1170,780" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="IMG_7573-1170×780" data-image-description="" data-image-caption=" A school bus parks outside the […]
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PRC commissioners taken surprise by El Paso Electric’s decision to join new market
By Hannah Grover El Paso Electric surprised state regulators when it announced plans in January to join the Southwest Power Pool’s Markets+. This decision would place EPE in a separate market than the state’s largest utility, the Public Service Company of New Mexico. Markets+ is a regional, day-ahead market that facilitates increased collaboration between utilities. […]
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Dept. of Education plans to cut nearly half of staff, paving way for closure
<img width="1024" height="628" src="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/iStock_822405_LARGE-1024×628-1.jpg" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/iStock_822405_LARGE-1024×628-1.jpg 1024w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/iStock_822405_LARGE-300×184.jpg 300w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/iStock_822405_LARGE-768×471.jpg 768w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/iStock_822405_LARGE-1200×735.jpg 1200w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/iStock_822405_LARGE-400×245.jpg 400w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/iStock_822405_LARGE.jpg 1250w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw – 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="1654841" data-permalink="https://nmpoliticalreport.com/children-at-school/" data-orig-file="https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/iStock_822405_LARGE.jpg" data-orig-size="1250,766" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"Getty Images","camera":"","caption":"Focus is on the girl at right, […]