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Commentary: From conflict to collaboration — How a New Mexico transmission line will protect power delivery and prairie chickens
Opinion in New Mexico Political ReportIn his role as Executive Director for Audubon Southwest, Jon Hayes oversees the National Audubon Society’s operations in Arizona and…
Opinion: Getting capital outlay moving
Opinions Pete Campos is a state senator from Las Vegas representing State Senate District 8 including parts of Colfax, Guadalupe, Harding, Mora, Quay, San Miguel…
Opinion: Beyond “Book Bans”: The scientific truth about protecting our children
Opinions Anthonty “Ant” Thornton is a state senator representing State Senate District 19 including parts of Torrance, Santa Fe, Sandoval and Bernalillo Counties, including the…
Opinion: Protecting the Freedom to Read: A Call to Action for New Mexico
By Senator Antoinette Sedillo-Lopez, Senator Harold Pope, and Representative Kathleen Cates
Government shutdown signals heartburn ahead for New Mexicans
Alex Ross is a senior politics and legislative reporter for the New Mexico Political Report. He began his career in daily journalism in Montana and…
Defending the Constitution is our duty
This report is supported by NM Political Report, a nonprofit newsroom working to increase New Mexicans’ engagement in politics and public policy. Submitted by: Starlyn…
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2/3 of New Mexicans lack access to”trustworthy local news,” new study finds
Two-thirds of New Mexicans say they lack access to trustworthy local news, what they do have is often hard to access, even in bigger cities…
ABQ street homelessness grows 40% since ’23, outpacing shelter use by 2-to-1, count shows
Albuquerque’s unsheltered homeless population jumped 40% over two years, outpacing increases in shelter bed usage, up 18% over the same period, by two-to-one, according to…
Dark money and developer dollars fuel District 3 runoff battle between Peña, Garcia
Competing visions of campaign finance transparency are front and center in Albuquerque’s City Council District 3 runoff election where outside money is pouring in and…
Leger Fernández: GOPers who back extending tax credits need to step up
Editor’s note: As a part of the deal to reopen the federal government, Republican leaders agreed to schedule a vote on, but not guarantee, extending…