Politics
Letter To The Editor: Fighting For Gun Sense
When it comes to gun violence, we can hardly keep up with the news. One deadly shooting follows another, and there’s no appetite for change in our GOP-led, NRA-bought Congress.
But in all that bad news, I want to focus on our local representatives who are fighting for gun sense. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich have publicly stood up to the NRA’s dangerous priority legislation known as “Concealed Carry Reciprocity”, which would gut state gun laws, forcing New Mexico to accept the concealed-carry standards of every other state—making it easy Read More
National Organization For Women PAC Endorses Deb Haaland For Congress
The National Organization for Women PAC has announced its endorsement of Deb Haaland for New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District. Courtesy photo
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Attorney General Hector Balderas Statement Regarding Phil Griego Sentencing
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Officials Respond To Allegations Of Sexual Misconduct In New Mexico Democratic Party
Lujan Grisham Urges OMB Director Mick Mulvaney To Visit Communities In New Mexico
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- $500 billion cut to Medicare;
- $72 billion cut to disability programs, including Social Security; and
Luján: What President’s Day Means To Me
When I was young, I remember reading about great Presidents in American history. I read about the accomplishments of Presidents like Washington, Lincoln and Roosevelt. They carried heavy burdens understanding the effect of every decision they made. They also represented the best of American values, and inspired younger generations to carry those values into their daily lives and into their hopes and dreams.
Being President of the United States comes with tremendous responsibility. The American people trusts that any President Read More
Letter To The Editor: A President’s Day Lament
The USA is caught in a slow-motion disaster, the worst in several decades.
The roots of the disaster are deep, but the rise of the neo-conservative movement, Fox News, a fleet of conservative pundits, and the Tea Party mark the beginning. These new forces have led to the emergence of a radical, populist constituency with leadership such as Paul Ryan, Ted Cruz, and Donald Trump who are intent on changing the core values and government of the USA—whatever it takes.
By 2016, this long-standing political divide had hardened into a fierce partisan battle for the Presidency. Read More