ABQ’s campaign finance system needs reform
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Albuquerque’s public finance laws need major overhaul to be effective. Continue Reading
Woman arrested in ATF sting pleads guilty for reduced sentence
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The plea agreement came less than two months after Jennifer Padilla alleged misconduct by a confidential informant in a 2016 operation conducted by federal agents. Continue Reading
Santolina developer behind sex offender ads targeting ABQ mayoral candidate
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The CEO of the company that manages the Santolina development project gave $30,000 to the committee running the ads attacking Tim Keller. The other half of the committee’s money came from Mark Veteto of Hobbs. Continue Reading
Why do border deaths persist when the number of crossings is falling?
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Government policies funneling illegal immigrants into more dangerous crossing areas have contributed to fatalities. Continue Reading
In monuments report, a skewed view of protections
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Under the Antiquities Act, landscapes like the Grand Canyon count as ‘objects’ that can be protected. Continue Reading
ABQ public financing system should be updated, not undermined
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There is no question that the city’s public financing system needs to be overhauled. Continue Reading
With visa renewal denied, border journalist says farewell to Las Cruces
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I recently disappeared from Las Cruces and the airwaves. Here’s why. Continue Reading
In Indian Country, Obamacare repeal is a life-or-death issue
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The U.S. government is poised to limit funding for Indian Health Services. Continue Reading
People, groups should stand proud when they make political donations
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There would be no need for new disclosure rules if certain tax exempt organizations weren’t electioneering and acting like political campaigns. Continue Reading
The path to civility is not the easiest way, but it is possible
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The cutting of deals where all sides get something (but not everything) has become an art that seems to be as dead as Latin. Continue Reading
Zinke doesn’t recommend shrinking two New Mexico monuments
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But the U.S. interior secretary is recommending changes in how the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks and Rio Grande del Norte monuments are managed. Continue Reading
State’s uninsured rate is half what it was in 2011
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Fewer than 1 in 10 New Mexicans had no health insurance in 2016 compared to 2 in 10 in 2011. Continue Reading
Remembering Pete Domenici
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My grandfather loved to tell me the story about a young Pete Domenici coming into my family’s drugstore. Continue Reading
Dark Money rearing its head in ABQ elections
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As of last Friday, when the latest campaign finance reports were filed, such committees had raised a combined total of $824,441. Continue Reading
Realtors and developers give big money to ABQ mayoral candidates
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No other sector even comes close in its giving power, according to an NMID analysis. Continue Reading