Whether Truth or Consequences Mayor Amanda Forrister and her husband are exempt from the law she enacted hangs in the balance--as does the fate of their 14 dogs--which are underfed, unvaccinated, unlicensed and 10 dogs over the limit allowed without a special-use permit.
Must-read reporting and commentary from around the state and the country. Today's intelligence: A volunteer group of election deniers calls for investigation of New Mexico's midterm results while Otero County Commission, on which Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin no longer sits, goes ahead with certification.
Must-see reporting and commentary from around the state and the country. Today's intelligence: inside accounts of post-election regrouping by state Democrats and Republicans
Must-read reporting and commentary from around the state and the country: Today's intelligence: victory and concession statements from the candidates for New Mexico's Second Congressional District seat
Must-read reporting and commentary from around the state and the country. Today's intelligence: inspiration for the day after tomorrow
Must-read reporting and commentary from around the state and the country: Today's intelligence: veteran politics blogger Joe Monahan's dissection of the strategies behind President Biden's visit today to Albuquerque and a new poll that indicates that the New Mexico gubernatorial race has become a dead heat.
Must-read reporting and commentary from around the state and the country. Today's intelligence: Antisemitism raises its ugly head in New Mexico.
Must-read reporting and commentary from around the state and the country. Today's intelligence: monsoon rainfall totals for southern New Mexico collection points; "moderate" Albuquerque Journal endorses Gabe Vasquez; the death of a genetically valuable wolf released in 2021 from the Ladder Ranch recovery station
Even with the ethics bar set low in New Mexico politics, Mark Ronchetti manages to slither under it. Among his bad acts: campaign ads that stretch the truth, accepting contributions from fake electors (again), and his refusal to provide press credentials for a reporter to attend his campaign event.
Must-read reporting and commentary from around the state and the country. Today's intelligence: Oil and gas money is papering New Mexico with large campaign donations and industry messages.
Must-read reporting and commentary from around the state and the country. Today's intelligence: an analysis of the merits of a constitutional amendment on the ballot in November to increase annual distributions for education taken from New Mexico's Land Grant Permanent Fund.
Must-read reporting and commentary from around the state and the country. Today's intelligence: what each candidate had to say about a variety of issues during the first New Mexico gubernatorial debate last week.
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