Pressure on the campaign trail: Battle for CD2 no sweat for Herrell and Torres Small
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The district is one of 75 seats considered vulnerable by the nonpartisan Cook Political Report. Continue Reading
Politicians hop aboard ‘Medicare-for-all’ train, destination unknown
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After decades in the political wilderness, ‘Medicare-for-all’ and single-payer health care are suddenly popular. Continue Reading
Saturday voting surge has Bernalillo County leading NM in turnout
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More than 26,000 New Mexicans voted on Saturday. Continue Reading
Family separations are causing a mental health crisis, study says
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Around 1,800 children in the Rio Grande Valley had a parent deported by immigration authorities in 2017, which causes what mental health experts say is long-lasting trauma and ‘toxic stress.’ Continue Reading
Guv candidates differ on plans for NM’s troubled criminal justice system
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How would Pearce or Lujan Grisham address the raft of deficiencies — some new, others decades old — in the state’s criminal justice system beyond rising crime rates? Continue Reading
What stands in the way of Native American voters?
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Standing Rock residents must wrestle with a new voter ID law — and the legacy of unjust treatment and poverty. Continue Reading
Steve Bannon calls GOP Senate candidate Mick Rich a ‘real populist’
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Mick Rich praised President Donald Trump and the controversial strategist. Continue Reading
Migrants seeking safe harbor in the U.S. must first survive shootouts and shakedowns in Mexico
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In recent years, it’s grown even more dangerous for immigrants in Mexico — mostly Central Americans trying to make their way to the United States. Continue Reading
Health care tops economy, guns and immigration as voters’ top issue
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Seven in 10 people in a new survey list health care as ‘very important’ as they make their voting choices. Continue Reading
Tens of thousands of deported parents have U.S. citizen kids, ICE data shows
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Deportations of parents of U.S. kids are likely to rise with a wider Trump net. Continue Reading
Five obstacles for Native voters in the November midterms
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Native Americans have low participation rates in federal and state elections, but the problem doesn’t lay with political passivism. Continue Reading
Volunteers, high Dem enthusiasm help drive Doña Ana County’s early vote surge
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Early voting in one key southern New Mexico county is not only outpacing past years, it is so far beating out all other counties in the state. Continue Reading
As oil and gas exports surge, West Texas becomes the world’s ‘extraction colony’
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An unprecedented drilling boom in the Permian Basin is great for business. But it’s polluting the air, overwhelming communities and threatening the planet. Continue Reading
Democrats hold big cash advantages in federal races
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Democrat Xochitl Torres Small led the way in fundraising among federal candidates in New Mexico. Continue Reading
Indian Health Service provider vacancies are a ‘never-ending cycle’
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A new report reveals that chronic understaffing at the Indian Health Service denies patients quality care. Continue Reading