Greg Cunningham enters race for Congress in CD2, covering southern NM and ABQ’s Westside

A Republican former two-time New Mexico legislative candidate will seek his party’s nomination to challenge U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-NM-02) in next year’s midterm election.  New Mexico Political Report first reported in September that Greg Cunningham, a 59-year-old Marine Corps veteran and former Albuquerque Police detective, was preparing to enter the race. He made it […]

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Legislative update: Senate, House adjourn after tackling fixes to plug budget holes caused by federal cuts

The New Mexico House and Senate adjourned Thursday, completing a special session called to offset anticipated federal funding cuts to state programs.  Senators adjourned just after noon, while the House remained in session until 5:15 p.m.  All five bills brought up that align with the issues listed in the governor’s proclamation for the special session […]

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House Republicans slam Democrats ahead of special session 

Leading Republicans in the New Mexico House of Representatives on Tuesday accused Democrats of failing to include the most urgent issues facing the state on the agenda for the upcoming special session.  “We know the issues that are facing New Mexicans every day, but progressives refuse to address the real emergencies that we have and […]

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Rep. Stansbury: Impending government shutdown could be economically catastrophic

Republicans and the White House continued to clash with Democrats on Monday over a short-term spending measure to avert a government shutdown.  President Donald Trump was scheduled to meet with congressional leaders from both parties to press Democrats to back the bill, known as a continuing resolution, that will keep the government funded through late […]

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All three Democratic hopefuls for governor support medical compacts

The three candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for governor say that they back the idea of having New Mexico join interstate medical compacts, an item that Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-NM, hopes the Legislature will take up in the upcoming special session.  On Thursday, one of the Democratic hopefuls for governor, Bernalillo County District Attorney […]

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Federal judge orders DACA recipient detained by ICE released from New Mexico detention center

A federal judge has ruled that a DACA recipient whose detention has been challenged in court must be released from custody.  Late Wednesday, U.S. District Judge William P. Johnson of the U.S. District Court of New Mexico granted a petition for a writ of habeas corpus directing the federal government to immediately release 28-year-old Paulo […]

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Report: New Mexico Medicaid more expensive, with diminished quality

Access to healthcare services in New Mexico has, in many cases, not improved, and the burdens on the state’s Medicaid have increased in recent years, according to a new report.  Staff from the Legislative Finance Committee discussed the findings from the 2025 Medicaid Accountability Report with state lawmakers on Tuesday during an interim committee meeting […]