The City of Albuquerque accepted a $192,000 rebate check Friday for the electric city buses it has rolled out over the past five years. “We want to lead by example, and there are very few better examples than our Transit Department embracing EV technology,” Mayor Tim Keller said in a written statement. The check, which […]
Author Archives: Andy Lyman
Andy Lyman is an editor at nm.news.
He oversees teams reporting on state and local government. Andy served in newsrooms at KUNM, NM Political Report, SF Reporter and The Paper. before joining nm.news in 2023.
Posted inLocal Gov.
Trump promises to “Drill baby, drill” during his campaign stop in ABQ
Former President Donald Trump, during a campaign stop in Albuquerque promised his New Mexico voter base more fracking, tighter border security and an end to so called “sanctuary cities.” He spoke for for about an hour and a half before promising to “make America great again,” and boarding his private plane headed to Henderson, Nevada. […]
Posted inLocal Gov.
Trump promises to “Drill baby, drill” during his campaign stop in ABQ
Former President Donald Trump, during a campaign stop in Albuquerque promised his New Mexico voter base more fracking, tighter border security and an end to so called “sanctuary cities.” He spoke for for about an hour and a half before promising to “make America great again,” and boarding his private plane headed to Henderson, Nevada. […]
Posted inPolitics & Elections, Syndicated
In final days, Democrats step up pitch to Native American voters
By Patrick Svitek, Dylan Wells, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Democrats are making a final push to gain the support of Native American voters in a close presidential race, part of a broader push to court a voting bloc that has long felt overlooked. “We’re here because we’re not taking any vote for granted, and we’re […]
Posted inPolitics & Elections, Syndicated
In final days, Democrats step up pitch to Native American voters
By Patrick Svitek, Dylan Wells, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Democrats are making a final push to gain the support of Native American voters in a close presidential race, part of a broader push to court a voting bloc that has long felt overlooked. “We’re here because we’re not taking any vote for granted, and we’re […]
Posted inPolitics & Elections, Syndicated
Elon Musk case over $1 million voter giveaway moved to federal court
By Will Oremus, Trisha Thadani, The Washington Post (c) 2024 PHILADELPHIA -An attempt by Philadelphia’s district attorney to block Elon Musk and his pro-Trump super PAC from continuing a $1 million daily giveaway to registered swing-state voters was put on hold Thursday morning. A hearing on the motion ended without a ruling after lawyers for the […]
Posted inPolitics & Elections, Syndicated
Elon Musk case over $1 million voter giveaway moved to federal court
By Will Oremus, Trisha Thadani, The Washington Post (c) 2024 PHILADELPHIA -An attempt by Philadelphia’s district attorney to block Elon Musk and his pro-Trump super PAC from continuing a $1 million daily giveaway to registered swing-state voters was put on hold Thursday morning. A hearing on the motion ended without a ruling after lawyers for the […]
Posted inPolitics & Elections, Syndicated
Trump raises some eyebrows with blue-state stops in New Mexico, Virginia
By Marianne LeVine, Hannah Knowles, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Donald Trump is spending some of his waning time on the campaign trail stopping in two states that nonpartisan analysts do not expect him to win: New Mexico and Virginia. The Republican presidential nominee’s decision to visit states regarded as safely Democratic terrain is part of […]
Posted inPolitics & Elections, Syndicated
Trump raises some eyebrows with blue-state stops in New Mexico, Virginia
By Marianne LeVine, Hannah Knowles, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Donald Trump is spending some of his waning time on the campaign trail stopping in two states that nonpartisan analysts do not expect him to win: New Mexico and Virginia. The Republican presidential nominee’s decision to visit states regarded as safely Democratic terrain is part of […]
Posted inPolitics & Elections, Syndicated
Did Biden call Trump supporters ‘garbage’? It comes down to an apostrophe.
By Aaron Blake, The Washington Post (c) 2024 For years, Republicans have strained to recreate the political magic that was Hillary Clinton’s “basket of deplorables” comment. This was when Clinton in September 2016 decided to label as many as half of Donald Trump’s supporters racist, sexist, Islamophobic and/or xenophobic. She soon walked it back, but […]