The top Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives is ending the week in New Mexico, to support the party’s candidates and discuss priorities. Thursday, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is meeting with U.S. Reps. Teresa Leger Fernández, Gabe Vasquez and Melanie Stansbury in Albuquerque to discuss Project 2025’s implications for New Mexico. Project […]
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Early voting starts next week
Even though Election Day is still a month away, early voting has begun and Bernalillo County voters can start casting ballots as soon as possible as next week.. Early voting will be available at the County Clerk’s Annex, 1500 Lomas Blvd NW, Suite A, from Tuesday Oct. 8 through Nov. 2. Voters can make their […]
Early voting starts next week
Even though Election Day is still a month away, early voting has begun and Bernalillo County voters can start casting ballots as soon as possible as next week.. Early voting will be available at the County Clerk’s Annex, 1500 Lomas Blvd NW, Suite A, from Tuesday Oct. 8 through Nov. 2. Voters can make their […]
Democrats try to find political salvation in the Southwest
By Paul Kane, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Once the leading edge of Western conservatism, four states in the Southwest have shifted over the last two decades to become a Democratic firewall, giving the party a fighter’s chance of keeping the Senate majority and bolstering their presidential prospects. Ahead of the 2004 elections, six of […]
Democrats try to find political salvation in the Southwest
By Paul Kane, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Once the leading edge of Western conservatism, four states in the Southwest have shifted over the last two decades to become a Democratic firewall, giving the party a fighter’s chance of keeping the Senate majority and bolstering their presidential prospects. Ahead of the 2004 elections, six of […]
Rep. Jim Jordan angles to lead a possible House Republican minority
By Marianna Sotomayor, Leigh Ann Caldwell, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) is not known for being generous with moderate colleagues. During the earliest days of his two decades in the House, the far-right firebrand often ignored, or publicly defied, the more centrist members of his party. But with his sights again set […]
Rep. Jim Jordan angles to lead a possible House Republican minority
By Marianna Sotomayor, Leigh Ann Caldwell, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) is not known for being generous with moderate colleagues. During the earliest days of his two decades in the House, the far-right firebrand often ignored, or publicly defied, the more centrist members of his party. But with his sights again set […]
Albuquerque Journal editor serving 10-day sentence for shoplifting charge
Patrick Ethridge, the Albuquerque Journal’s top editor, is set to be released Saturday after serving a 10-day sentence in the Sandoval County Detention Center, according to court documents. Ethridge pleaded guilty to misdemeanor shoplifting on Sept. 25, court documents show. The Journal announced Sept. 27 that the 47-year-old Ethridge had been placed on “a mandatory […]
ACLU sues APD, DWI officers
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico is suing the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) alleging that an officer with the department’s DWI Unit did not have justification to arrest a man on a drunken driving charge. The officer in question was among those under investigation by the FBI regarding an alleged scheme involving […]
ACLU sues APD, DWI officers
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico is suing the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) alleging that an officer with the department’s DWI Unit did not have justification to arrest a man on a drunken driving charge. The officer in question was among those under investigation by the FBI regarding an alleged scheme involving […]

