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- An Albuquerque Journal poll shows
- Richard Berry has a massive lead over both his challengers
- in the Albuquerque mayoral race.
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- The state Supreme Court
- will hear the same-sex marriage case on October 23
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- Judge Alan Malott
- writes about his same-sex marriage ruling
- , though he can't say much because he might hear the case again in his court.
Instead, to those who have expressed support for my determination that the New Mexico Constitution requires equal opportunity for same-sex couples who wish to enter the contract of marriage, I appreciate your support, but my decision was what I believe was legally required; no less, no more. To those of you who have condemned me to hell, or worse, please “have a nice day!”
- Steve Terrell
- rounds up where the congressional delegation stands on intervening in Syria
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- Udall is not in favor of it,
- and explained why to KRQE
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- The Albuquerque Journal
- has a piece on the ownership of six behavioral health providers
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- The Las Cruces Sun-News says
- if the behavioral health audit can be leaked
- it should be publicly released.
Meanwhile, the same state officials leaking information to bolster their case have steadfastly refused to release the audit in its entirety so that we can see all the information presented to the state ahead of its decision to drive local mental-health care providers out of business and replace them with an out-of-state substitute from Arizona.
Is there anybody at this point who still believes the state’s handling of this issue has been fair and transparent?- Sen. Tim Killer
- plans to introduce legislation that will address health fraud
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- Democrats got their number one pick for Secretary of State, as Bernalillo County Clerk Maggie Toulouse Olvier announced she is joining the race.
Maggie Toulouse Oliver just announced she will run for Dem nomination as Sec of State!
— DPNM (@NMDEMS) September 7, 2013- Steve Terrell
- looks at some of the vitriol that Sen. Bill Sharer, R-Farmington,
- has received after becoming the face of the anti-same-sex marriage movement in New Mexico.
- The proposed
- 20-week abortion ban has support of 54 percent of likely voters
- according to a poll for Albuquerque Journal by Research and Polling, Inc. There are questions, however, if such a ban would be constitutional.
Democratic voters represent a plurality of the voters who have historically cast ballots in city elections, but Democrats were less unified than Republicans on the abortion issue. A slight majority – 56 percent – of Democrats polled opposed the ban, while 35 percent said they would support it.
The split among Democrats is driven by a large number of Hispanic voters who frequently have a religious background and support anti-abortion polices while voting Democratic on most other political issues, Sanderoff said.- Rep. Steve Pearce
- is willing to shut down the government to stop the Affordable Care Act from going into effect
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When all else fails, shut down the government.
Pearce has signed onto bills by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rep. Tom Graves (R-Ga.) that propose to withdraw all funding for the Affordable Care Act as part of the Continuing Resolution needed to keep the government up and running.- Las Vegas
- may lose its railroad traffic
- because the tracks aren't up to date.
- The Albuquerque Journal looks at the "rift"
- at New Mexico Military Institute
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- U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
- will be visiting schools throughout the state today
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- The New Mexico Conference of Catholic Bishops
- are opposed to military action in Syria
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- Some rare good media news.
- The owner of the Sangre de Cristo Chronicle
- is opening the Raton Comet
- . Raton has been without a newspaper since July 19 when the Raton Range ceased publication.
Welcome to the Raton Comet! It’s named after a paper that was published in Raton in the 1880s. In those days, the Comet reported on the outlaw Clay Allison, and how he shot a man named Juan Alvarez in cold blood. I hope the stories are tamer today, but I am sure the new Raton Comet will cover whatever news there is.
- SunZia, the company with the big dollar electrical line project may get shut down by the army,
- says it has its first tenant
- for the proposed 515-mile long line.
- TEDxABQ
- happened this weekend
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- Somewhat related: I will be on a panel on the future of journalism
- at the Albuquerque Tech Fiesta
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- Bloomberg News
- covers the attempt to put a 20-week abortion ban on the books in Albuquerque
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- The Los Alamos Monitor
- looks at the history of Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz and Los Alamos National Labs
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Back in 1972, Moniz was a postdoc at the lab and in 1976 he was a limited term employee.
Moniz returned as a lab affiliate from 2002-2005.- The town of Mesilla
- could have a new town clerk and treasurer today
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Town clerk and treasurer is Mesilla town government's top administrative position.
When Eckert announced his resignation in early August, Mayor Nora Barraza initially wanted Cynthia Stoner-Hernandez to become his replacement. However, trustees asked for -- and got -- a full-blown search for a successor.- Want to know where all the rich people are?
- Here is the list of the five wealthiest zip codes in the state
- from Albuquerque Business First.
