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 previously worked as a breaking news and politics reporter. At midnight on Wednesday, the federal government went into shutdown mode, and if the last shutdown was any indication, New Mexico […]
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Albuquerque mayoral candidates debate crime, homelessness at NAIOP forum
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House Republicans slam Democrats ahead of special session
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Special session set to get underway
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Daniel Chavez ends mayoral bid following staffer accusation, plummeting polls
Last week, City Desk ABQ reported that Albuquerque mayoral candidate Daniel Chavez had not disclosed to voters that he was facing battery charges for inappropriately touching a former staffer. This weekend, a new poll found that he had earned just six percent of support. Now the parking lot company owner says he’s had enough and […]
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Here’s how federal workers can apply for New Mexico unemployment during the shutdown
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Albertsons recalls deli pasta sold in New Mexico over Listeria concerns
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