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Heath Haussamen<\/p><\/div>\n
We still need to raise an additional $1,417.94 by Dec. 31 to reach our goal of raising $40,000 this year.<\/p>\n
Will you help us? You can make a one-time donation or sign up to make automatic, monthly contributions at nmpolitics.net\/index\/donate<\/a>.<\/p>\n Individual donations<\/a> account for 85 percent of NMPolitics.net\u2019s funding this year, so it\u2019s important that we reach our goal. I\u2019m not getting rich doing this work. I\u2019m trying to keep the lights on.<\/p>\n As an additional incentive, I\u2019ll mail an NMPolitics.net magnet to anyone who donates at least $60 this month or signs up to make automatic donations of $5 or more per month. That was a popular incentive when I first tried it out in September<\/a>, so I\u2019m doing it again.<\/p>\n We are working hard to prepare for the changes in Santa Fe and Washington that are coming in January. You\u2019ll see Q&As with Gov.-elect Michelle Lujan Grisham and U.S. Rep.-elect Xochitl Torres Small on our website later this month. I\u2019ve also been digging into the unprecedented number of absentee ballots that helped carry Torres Small to victory, and I\u2019ll publish a story this month that helps explain how that happened.<\/p>\n Our lawsuit seeking public records from Spaceport America is also proceeding<\/a>. Look for news about that later this month or early in the new year. And we\u2019ve begun discussions about doing another big, collaborative reporting project in 2019. I\u2019m excited about what\u2019s coming!<\/p>\n