Are more New Mexicans voting this year, or are they just voting earlier?
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The short answer is we don’t know. But thus far early voting turnout has been high statewide, and it has favored Democrats. Continue Reading
Governor signs two bills; line-item veto angers lawmaker
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Martinez left a new $1.5 million appropriation for preventing child abuse in place, but she wiped out the Legislature’s intent that the money be spent specifically on home-visiting services. Continue Reading
Correction to the article, ‘Lots of voters, especially Dems, turning out in Doña Ana County’
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This article originally reported an incorrect early voting total through Tuesday for Bernalillo County. It was our mistake and we apologize. Continue Reading
Lots of voters, especially Dems, turning out in Doña Ana County
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Doña Ana County’s early and absentee voting thus far nearly matches the total in Bernalillo County, which has almost four times as many registered voters. Continue Reading
The Senate understood the need to address the budget crisis
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Rather than work on the budget crisis, the governor and House Republicans saw an opportunity to use the budget crisis for political gain in the November election. Continue Reading
Almost all journalists donating to presidential hopefuls give to Clinton
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The big question: Should journalists donate to political candidates at all? Continue Reading
Watch Pearce and Soules debate the issues
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You can watch Republican Steve Pearce, the incumbent, and Democrat Merrie Lee Soules in action here. Continue Reading
The message of this frustrated voter: Stay involved. Vote.
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I’m not in the business of telling people who to support. But I absolutely believe you should show up and vote. Continue Reading
El Salvador’s gang violence thrives in aftermath of civil war
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A bloody gang conflict has claimed tens of thousands of lives and sparked a years-long exodus from El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala to the United States. Continue Reading
Johnson: Kick special interests out of government by voting for me
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The Libertarian presidential nominee says he worked to level the playing field as New Mexico’s governor and would do the same as president. Continue Reading
Gang wars, poverty driving Central Americans over U.S. Border
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The challenge of securing the southern U.S. border is changing dramatically as fewer Mexicans cross illegally, but more Central Americans arrive seeking refuge from the terror and chaos of their home countries. Continue Reading
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Watch the candidates for secretary of state debate
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You can watch Democrat Maggie Toulouse Oliver and Republican Nora Espinoza in action here. Continue Reading
By supporting Johnson, New Mexico might change the two-party system
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I am a mother of three young children, a feminist, a farmer, a millennial, and this election season I refuse to continue enabling the lesser of two evils. Continue Reading
Essential bail reform is on the Nov. 8 ballot
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A broad-based group of government and community interests have joined the House, the Senate, the governor, and the Supreme Court in supporting this sensible amendment. Continue Reading