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The U.S. Attorney for New Mexico announced that his office filed 82 charges for unauthorized entry into the newly created National Defense Area along the U.S.-Mexico border in New Mexico. U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison made the announcement Thursday and said it followed a border visit from Defense...
on May 1
Governor signs PFAS legislation - New Mexico Political Report
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By Hannah Grover Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed two bills intended to reduce PFAS contamination in New Mexico. “Our PFAS legislation protects public health and shifts cleanup costs from taxpayers to polluters, preventing expensive remediation in the future while exempting critical industrial...
on Apr 26
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By Kevin Hendricks The U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico granted a temporary restraining order to “K.O.D.,” a Ghanaian doctoral student at New Mexico Tech, allowing him to maintain his residency while completing school. The ruling on Friday was in a lawsuit K.O.D. filed...
on Apr 26
Maps chart declining availability of affordable home insurance - New Mexico Political Report
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By Hannah Grover New Mexico saw a 31% increase in the number of home insurance policies that were not renewed from 2018 to 2023, according to information compiled by two advocacy groups. The groups Public Citizen and Revolving Door Project used information from the U.S. Treasury’s Federal...
on Apr 24
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By Kevin Hendricks Less than a month after students at least three universities in New Mexico had their student visas revoked by the U.S. Department of State, the American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico announced one of those students has filed a lawsuit challenging the termination of his...
on Apr 24
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By Hannah Grover Federal lands near Española and Santa Fe could be sold off as part of an effort to increase affordable housing, according to the advocacy group Center for Biological Diversity. Those lands include places near the Ojo Caliente Area of Critical Environmental Concern, where there...
on Apr 17
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After the Donald Trump administration rolled back protections for the Upper Pecos River watershed, four members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation reintroduced legislation attempting to bring permanent protections for the region.
on Apr 15
DA Bregman joins race for Democratic nomination for governor - New Mexico Political Report
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By Kevin Hendricks A new candidate is throwing his cowboy hat in the ring as a candidate to be New Mexico’s governor in 2026. Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman will hold a rally at Plaza Park in Las Vegas Thursday afternoon as his first public appearance as a gubernatorial...
on Apr 11
NMDOH: Measles found in a third NM county - New Mexico Political Report
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The New Mexico Department of Health announced a confirmed case of measles in Chaves County, the third county with a confirmed case of the highly contagious disease.
on Apr 9
Trump, Musk supporters rally in Rio Rancho - New Mexico Political Report
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As a dozen protests took place in New Mexico Saturday as part of a nationwide “Hands Off” movement in opposition to the Donald Trump administration, a smaller crowd of just over 20 people took to the streets of Rio Rancho to show their support for the president and his Department of Government...
on Apr 8
UNM moves to slash ‘affirmative action’ policy language - New Mexico Political Report
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The University of New Mexico is attempting to change several administrative policies and procedures for equal opportunity and discrimination by slashing all mentions of “affirmative action.” This story is republished from KUNM as a part of our commitment to bringing you the best in independent...
on Apr 3
Republicans say they'll target Gabe Vasquez (again) in 2026 - New Mexico Political Report
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In what shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone who has paid attention to electoral politics in the last 15 years, New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District looks again poised to be a battleground district for the U.S. House of Representatives. The National Republican Congressional Campaign listed the...
on Mar 19
Advocates sound alarm after ICE ‘disappears’ 48 NM residents - New Mexico Political Report
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A coalition of immigrants’ rights advocates submitted a formal complaint with the United States Department of Homeland Security over what they called the “disappearance” of 48 New Mexico residents. The advocates said that this made it critical for the legislature to pass legislation barring...
on Mar 18
Stansbury photobombs Trump ahead of joint address - New Mexico Political Report
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By Matthew Reichbach U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury was one of the Democratic members of the U.S. House who decided to attend President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress on Tuesday night, but she also had another plan. While President Donald Trump was entering the chamber where members of...
on Mar 6
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By Anna Kramer, NOTUS This story originally appeared in NOTUS, a nonpartisan, nonprofit newsroom The world has only one working deep geologic repository for nuclear waste — and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is trying to close down the 90,000-square-foot building in Carlsbad,...
on Mar 6
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Robyn Jackson’s relatives in northwest New Mexico have long been impacted by the emissions from fossil fuels. Now she is speaking out in support of a renewable energy project she says could provide economic benefits to a region currently dependent on extractive industries. Jackson provided...
on Mar 6
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By Hannah Grover Federal lawmakers say the latest rounds of budget cuts could jeopardize radioactive waste storage in the Carlsbad area. On Monday, the nonprofit newsroom NOTUS reported that Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, is trying to end the U.S. Department of...
on Mar 5
Bill would exempt hair braiders from licensing requirements - New Mexico Political Report
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By Daniel Montaño, KUNM A bill aimed at exempting hair braiders and locticians (people who specialize in dreadlocks) from requiring a cosmetology license will be heading to the house floor for a full vote after passing its second committee this weekend. Its supporters say it’s both an...
on Mar 5
City hopes pallet home wrap up lines up with new operator - New Mexico Political Report
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By Damon Scott, City Desk ABQ It’s been almost a year since the city announced plans to use $5 million in opioid settlement money to build a pallet home campus for 50 people experiencing homelessness who are also in recovery from opioid and other substance use disorders. Located at 3401 Pan...
on Feb 26
City Council never approved now-failed Gateway Center contract - New Mexico Political Report
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By Damon Scott, City Desk ABQ Albuquerque City Councilor Renée Grout said this week that the city’s termination of a Gateway Center contract — designed to provide medical sobering services for those experiencing homelessness — is a consequence of the Mayor Tim Keller administration “rushing to...
on Feb 21
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By Elizabeth McCall Mayor Tim Keller Thursday afternoon vetoed the City Council’s decision to move funding from a high-profile, multi-use trail project to a planned sports complex project on the Westside after a group of Albuquerque residents pleaded with city councilors Wednesday night to...
on Feb 21
Haaland announces run for governor - New Mexico Political Report
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By Matthew Reichbach Former Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland made it official on Tuesday with a YouTube video: She is running for governor. “Lowering costs, making rent and housing affordable, strengthening our schools, and preventing crimes so that you feel safe raising a family here,”...
on Feb 11
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This letter is provided as opinion/commentary from the Randi McGinn. You can submit your own: editor@nmpoliticalreport.com Have you ever been called upon to be someone’s hero? If you’ve chosen a “hero” career like nursing, firefighting, law enforcement or the military, you have that chance...
on Jan 25
ICE confrontation in Ruidoso rattles Mescalero Apache Tribe - New Mexico Political Report
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Mescalero Apache Tribe member was questioned by federal agents
on Jan 25
ABQ man arrested for threatening posts toward Trump, Musk, others - New Mexico Political Report
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By Nicole Maxwell An Albuquerque man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly threatening President-elect Donald Trump, Elon Musk and others on social media. As first reported by Court Watch, federal court records show Tyler Miles Leveque, 37, is accused of threatening to kill Trump, Musk and other...
on Jan 16
Rio Rancho mayor ‘weighing options’ on running for governor - New Mexico Political Report
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By Kevin Hendricks The mayor of Rio Rancho is considering running for the Republican nomination for governor of New Mexico. While Gregg Hull is in the middle of his third term as mayor and has yet to confirm or deny that he will run for reelection in 2026, rumors are swirling that he has bigger […]
on Jan 14
NM Court of Appeals upholds ozone rules - New Mexico Political Report
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A New Mexico appellate court upheld rules intended to reduce the ozone levels in oil and gas regions. The New Mexico Court of Appeals ruled that the Independent Petroleum Association of New Mexico failed to present sufficient evidence that the rule needs to be overturned. Ozone is formed when...
on Dec 20
New solar cell manufacturing factory will bring 900 jobs to Albuquerque - NM Political Report
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A new renewable energy manufacturing company announced plans to open up shop in Albuquerque, adding to a growing list of similar businesses coming to the state following both federal and state efforts. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and Ebon Solar announced the move on Wednesday. Ebon Solar is a...
on Aug 12
Senate passes Biden-backed bill to expand RECA eligibility - NM Political Report
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As New Mexico’s U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján pushed for expanding the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act on the Senate floor, he told the story of Anastacio Cordova who was exposed to radiation as a young child during the Trinity Test in New Mexico. That exposure led to him developing three...
on Mar 9, 2024