Early voting for the 2024 primary election is already open. We want to make sure you’re fully informed before you go fill out those ballot bubbles, so here’s a list of candidates running for office in Torrance, Bernalillo and Santa Fe counties. State Senate (Bernalillo County) DISTRICT 19 Ant L. Thornton (R) antthorntonfornm.com DISTRICT 19 Catherine […]
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Your 2024 Primary Election Guide
Early voting for the 2024 primary election is already open. We want to make sure you’re fully informed before you go fill out those ballot bubbles, so here’s a list of candidates running for office in Torrance, Bernalillo and Santa Fe counties. State Senate (Bernalillo County) DISTRICT 19 Ant L. Thornton (R) antthorntonfornm.com DISTRICT 19 Catherine […]
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Early voting for the 2024 primary election is already open. We want to make sure you’re fully informed before you go fill out those ballot bubbles, so here’s a list of candidates running for office in Torrance, Bernalillo and Santa Fe counties. State Senate (Bernalillo County) DISTRICT 19 Ant L. Thornton (R) antthorntonfornm.com DISTRICT 19 Catherine […]
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Perhaps it was a sign of spring fever, but the audience, mostly municipal employees, was jovial at the start of the May 6 meeting of the Estancia Board of Trustees. Jokes were shared amongst members of the town’s maintenance staff, town clerk, and board members. As the meeting got underway, town clerk Michelle Jones explained […]
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Forecasters with the National Interagency Fire Center are expecting wildfire risk to be above normal for much of the state this summer, citing ongoing drought and a potential transition this summer from El Niño to La Niña conditions. Significant wildfires are burning in Mexico and Canada. Several small fires have started and burned so far this year in New Mexico, though […]
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Forecasters with the National Interagency Fire Center are expecting wildfire risk to be above normal for much of the state this summer, citing ongoing drought and a potential transition this summer from El Niño to La Niña conditions. Significant wildfires are burning in Mexico and Canada. Several small fires have started and burned so far this year in New Mexico, though […]
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