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Rep. Luján: Virus bill may keep me away from more Senate debates

RIO RANCHO, N.M. – Democratic U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján said Sunday that work on a COVID-19 relief bill and other pressing Congressional business might keep him away from an early October U.S....

DATE: Sep 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Former Africana Studies director sues University of New Mexico

RIO RANCHO, N.M. – The University of New Mexico retaliated against the director of Africana Studies for demanding that his program be elevated to a department and later removed him when the ...

DATE: Sep 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico Republicans to announce moderate agenda

RIO RANCHO, N.M. – New Mexico Republicans are planning to unveil a moderate agenda around economic development in a bid to capture the state House and Senate. GOP House Minority L...

DATE: Sep 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

US Senate hopefuls in New Mexico release 1st attack ads

RIO RANCHO, N.M. – Candidates for New Mexico’s open U.S. Senate seat have released their first slate of attack ads in a race expected to draw millions of outside Super PAC spending. ...

DATE: Sep 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

U.S. House hopefuls in New Mexico race unload dueling gun ads

RIO RANCHO, N.M. – Democratic U.S. Rep. Xochitl Torres Small and Republican challenger Yvette Herrell this week released dueling ads – with guns – aimed at appealing to rural voters in their...

DATE: Aug 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

U.S. Senate hopefuls in New Mexico feuding over debate lineup

RIO RANCHO, N.M. – Democratic U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján and Republican Mark Ronchetti’s campaigns are feuding over the number of TV debates in the race for the U.S. Senate, agreeing to two so ...

DATE: Aug 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Hopefuls in key U.S. House race in New Mexico OK two debates

RIO RANCHO, N.M. – Democratic U.S. Rep. Xochitl Torres Small and Republican challenger Yvette Herrell have agreed to at least two televised debates in a closely watched race in southern New ...

DATE: Aug 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Dem state lawmaker resigns, will run for Bernalillo sheriff

RIO RANCHO, N.M – New Mexico State Rep. Patricio Ruiloba has resigned from his Albuquerque-area seat and will run for Bernalillo County Sheriff. The Democrat told The Associated P...

DATE: Aug 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man in child porn case that closed observatory indicted

ALBUQUERQUE – A man linked to a child pornography investigation that sparked a mysterious closure of a solar observatory in New Mexico two years ago has been indicted. Court docum...

DATE: Aug 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

U.S. House candidates distancing from Cowboys for Trump leader

Couy Griffin: Some Black athletes should ‘go back to Africa’

DATE: Aug 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Leader, civil rights group part after ethnic studies flap

RIO RANCHO, N.M. – A New Mexico Hispanic activist upset about the removal of Spanish conquistador monuments and who demanded the state’s largest university remove some ethnic studies classes...

DATE: Jul 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Hispanic activist wants Chicano Studies classes censored

RIO RANCHO, N.M. – A New Mexico Hispanic leader upset about the removal of Spanish conquistador monuments is pushing for the state to end its support for Chicano and Native American Studies....

DATE: Jul 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News