Thanks to a unique combination of skills honed through specialized training programs, Sandoval County Fire and Rescue (SCFR) K-9 units are helping out on missions throughout the state. On April 29, SCFR reported that their K-9s were called to assist the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, Roswell Fire Department and the New Mexico State […]
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AG Announces Legislative Priorities for Upcoming Special Session
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AG Announces Legislative Priorities for Upcoming Special Session
Susan Dunlap, NM Political Report Attorney General Raúl Torrez announced on Thursday his legislative priorities for July’s special legislative session, including the creation of a crime victim’s unit to monitor crime victim’s rights. Torrez held a press conference to discuss three policies he hopes the legislature will address in the upcoming special session. Torrez also […]
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AG Announces Legislative Priorities for Upcoming Special Session
Susan Dunlap, NM Political Report Attorney General Raúl Torrez announced on Thursday his legislative priorities for July’s special legislative session, including the creation of a crime victim’s unit to monitor crime victim’s rights. Torrez held a press conference to discuss three policies he hopes the legislature will address in the upcoming special session. Torrez also […]
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New Mexico’s Lucky Day
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The Students Have a Point
By Darrell M. Allen It is easy to make fun of the student protesters who have vociferously made their voices heard in support of the Palestinian people, pretty much across the whole country. Even here in Albuquerque at the University of New Mexico. The front page of the May 16 Albuquerque Journal, perhaps inadvertently, did just […]
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The Students Have a Point
By Darrell M. Allen It is easy to make fun of the student protesters who have vociferously made their voices heard in support of the Palestinian people, pretty much across the whole country. Even here in Albuquerque at the University of New Mexico. The front page of the May 16 Albuquerque Journal, perhaps inadvertently, did just […]