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Members of New Mexico’s Democratic Party will cast votes starting July 25, 2026, and choose between state Sen. Harold Pope (D-N.M.) and Commissioner of Public Lands Stephanie Garcia Richard for the party’s Nov. 3 general election lieutenant governor candidate. (Courtesy photos)
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KUNM News Update
FRI: New Mexico Democrats to use ranked choice voting to pick new lieutenant governor nominee, + More
KUNM News
A group of New Mexico Democratic Party insiders will meet this weekend to begin the process of filling a rare ballot vacancy on their gubernatorial ticket.
Local News
Sidewinders Bar and Grill, originally named The Ranch, on historic Route 66 is one of the oldest continually running queer bars in Albuquerque.
Florian Knowles
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Local News
The main drag: the LGBTQ+ community is documenting their history on Route 66
Florian Knowles
Route 66 turns 100 this year. The road has carried travelers from all walks of life. That includes people in the LGBTQ+ community who are now making efforts to document their history on the Mother Road.
Elephant Butte Dam, shown here in 2017, marks the meeting place of the Middle and Lower Rio Grande Valleys in New Mexico.
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News
SCOTUS ruling on Rio Grande Compact heralds new expectations for NM irrigators
Mark Haslett
During the Senate confirmation hearing of Jay Clayton for the position of Director of National Intelligence, New Mexico's democratic U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich took advantage of his time to secure a promise from Clayton that he would provide relevant evidence and documents to the New Mexico Attornery General's office to assist with it's investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's activities in the state. Just two days later, Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, and Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez went on to co-sponsor bills aimed at giving interested parties the right to challenege the federal government in court for failing to release all the Epstein files.
Daniel Montaño
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Sen. Martin Heinrich's Youtube Channel
Public Health New Mexico
NM’s lawmakers work to help Epstein investigation with a new transparency act
Daniel Montaño
Chaco Culture National Historical Park is among national parks and historic sites across the country where signs and other displays have been flagged for possibly violating a 2025 executive order.
NewMexico.org
Local News
Pueblo leaders oppose a 2-week comment period to remove oil and gas buffer near Chaco Canyon
Jeanette DeDios
Let's Talk New Mexico
Mobile fencing is often used to cycle cows through pastures in an adaptive grazing system.
healthysoils.org
Let's Talk about the New World screwworm, and other issues affecting New Mexico ranchers
Bryce Dix
Ranchers face a multitude of challenges, and this year, the New World screwworm is one of them.
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