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Leading News
Stay informed with the latest news, insights, and in-depth analysis from the Albuquerque Journal. The Leading News delivers the stories that matter most to New Mexico, covering local events, politics, business, and culture. Join our trusted team of journalists as they bring you up-to-date reporting and expert commentary on the issues shaping our community.
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Gun Bill Sparks Emotional Debate At Roundhouse, lawsuit Alleges Teen Was Drugged And Sexually Assaulted By Uber Driver After Leaving CYFD Group Home, & Medical Compact Bills Pass Through NM House
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Las Cruces Looking To Pull The Plug On Movie Studio Deal, Bill To Increase Punishments For Violent Crimes Against Police Officers Moves Through The Roundhouse, & BernCo Looking To Regulate AI Projects
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APS Walking School Bus Programs Looks To Expand Thanks To Federal Grant, State Democrats Seek To Move Up 2028 Presidential Primary, & NM's U.S. Senators Say They Will Vote Against DHS Funding
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Hundreds Protest In ABQ Over ICE Shootings Deaths In MN, Conflicting Data Complicates Picture Of NM's Physician Shortage, & Tribal College Will Keep 80% Of Budget After Congressional Appropriation
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Governor Talks About Legacy As Her Time In Office Nears Its End & NM Immigration Detention, Bill That Could Shut Immigration Detention Facilities In NM Advances n The House
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U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service Quietly Suspends Aerial Count Of Mexican Gray Wolves, Medical Compact Bills Move Quickly At Roundhouse, & Officials Tout Castelion’s NM Expansion As ‘A Statement’
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Governor Delivers Her Final State Of The State Address, Judge Releases Actor-Director Timothy Busfield From Custody, & Students From Six APS High School Walk Out To Protest ICE Activities
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Preview Of The 30-Day Legislative Session, Survey Finds Punitive Damages Prompting Physicians To Leave NM, & Ruidoso Downs Racetrack Moves Racing Season North, and ABQ Icon Maybe Coming Back To Life
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Lawmakers Poised To Move Key Bills Quickly Once 30-Day Session Begins, Groundwater Report Calls For More Monitoring, & ABQ Leaders Ask Legislature For Millions To Solve Several Key Issues
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Lawmakers Ready To Move Quickly On Road Bonding Bill, Judge Invalidates Top Federal Prosecutor's Appointment, & NM Leaders Pitch Law To Regulate Harmful AI Images
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Deb Haaland Unveils Campaign Education Platform & Earns Endorsement From Teacher's Union, Prosecutors Seek To Detain Actor Until Trial In Child Abuse Case, & ABQ To Get Its Own Official Monopoly Game
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NM House Representatives Will Support DHS Secretary Impeachment Push, Actor Charged With Child Sexual Abuse Surrenders To ABQ Police, & ABQ Residents Hopeful About Possible Changes To Lomas Blvd
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NM's Bond Rating Upgraded Amid State’s Push To Reduce Revenue Volatility, NMDOJ Says Torrance County ICE Contract Extension ‘Likely Improper And Invalid’, & Former ABQ Mayor Dies
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Two Arrested At ICE Protest in ABQ, Could Netflix’s Takeover Of Warner Bros. Bring More Productions And Jobs To NM, & Governor Appoints CYFD Official To Lead New Office Of The Child Advocate
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Gov. Appoints Former Lincoln County Commissioner To Vacant State Senate Seat, Women Hold A Supermajority In ABQ City Council, & Senate Pushes Back On Trump's Military Threats Against Venezuela
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Budget Battle Could Be Taking Shape At Roundhouse As Legislative Panel Unveils $11.1 Billion Spending Plan, Isotopes Announce New General Manager, & NM Bucks Federal Vaccine Recommendations
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Clear Backpacks Now Required At Six APS Middle Schools, State GOP Criticizes Governor For Delaying Pick To Fill Vacant NM Senate Seat, & Possible Measles Exposure Reported In Albuquerque
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NMDOH Says Flu Is On 'Rapid' Rise, Downtown Affordable Housing Project To Move Forward With New Developer And Name, & Albuquerque Commercial Real Estate Brokers ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ About 2026
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Keller Addresses Crime & Homelessness As His Third Term Begins, New Mexico Waters Insulated From Federal Changes To Clean Water Act Coverage, & NM’s Craft Beer Industry On Bosque Brewing Closure
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State Mulls Ownership Of Historic Nob Hill Church & Farmington Fire Department To Launch Emergency Vehicle Alert Technology
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New Year's Eve Celebration At Explora, Bernalillo County Sheriff Boots Firefighters From Helicopter Unit Over Marijuana Policy, & Las Cruces Police Chief Sounds Alarm On Juvenile Crime
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NM Sees Record ACA Enrollment Following State’s Move To Offset Subsidy Losses, ABQ Startup Raises $2.5 Million To Boost Precision Medicine Technology, & Santa Fe Animal Shelter Gets A Big Donation
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Former UNM Athletic Director Officially Jumps To University of Colorado, NM Gets $211 Million Under New Rural Health Program, & Downtown ABQ Building To Be Converted Into Affordable Housing
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A Small Minority Of NM Doctors Account For Most Malpractice Payments, Reports Say UNM AD Leaving For The University of Colorado, & Bosque Brewery Closes Taprooms Across The State
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NM Republicans Are Eating Into Democrats’ Longstanding Voter Registration Advantage, Large Fire Tears Through Homeless Encampment At Quirky Books, & ABQ Could Reach Record High On Christmas Day
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Governor Unveils $11.3 Billion Budget Plan Ahead Of Legislative Session, NM Trains Non-Lawyers To Help Immigrants Navigate Legal System, & BernCo Fire Fighter Dies In Off-Duty Vehicle Crash
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APD Officer Had PTSD, Was Treated With Ketamine Prior To Killing Self In Standoff, Senate Votes To Confirm Yvette Herrell's Nomination To Trump Administration Post, & Santa Visits Children At UNMH
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Families Finding Relief Through Country Transitional Housing Program, New SNAP Work Requirements To Affect Over 55k New Mexicans, & Trump Signs Executive Order to Fast-Track Marijuana Reclassification
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State Awards $26 Million In Grant Funds To Seven Brackish Water Projects, APD Chief Announces Retirement Admin Lower Crime and Rising Recruitment , & UNM Football Urging Fans To Attend The Rate Bowl
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Bosque Brewing Closures Hit Two ABQ Locations Days After Sweeping Santa Fe, Pacific Fusion Officially Lands In New Mexico, & ABQ City Council President Raises Alarm Over Alleged 'Conflict Of Interest'
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Duke Rodriguez's Late Entry Could Shake Up NM Governor Race, NM Jury Awards $220 Million In Fatal Crash, & TXNM Energy Sale To Blackstone Inches Forward After Texas Regulatory Settlement
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Cannabis Entrepreneur & Health Care System Executive Officially In The Race For Governor & APS Lawsuit Alleges School ‘Benefactor’ Was A Ruse For Personal Slush Fund
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New Mexican Legislators Push For Mobile Home Regulations, Teresa Garcia Concedes District 3 City Council Contest, New Sandia Supercomputer Aims To Sharpen Simulations Safeguarding Nuclear Arsenal
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Lawmakers Express Budgetary Unease Over Universal Child Care Initiative, Candidates Differ On District 3 City Council Runoff Election Results, & Former Bernalillo County DA Sues County Assessor
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Keller Wins Third Consecutive Term As Mayor Over Challenger White, Telles Elected To ABQ City Council; District 3 Race Too Close To Call, & Albuquerque Sees More Than 128,000 Voters In Runoff Election
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State Revenue Growth Cools Amid Falling Oil Prices, State Drops Three Designs For Fairgrounds Redevelopment, & UNM Wins $2.5 Million Federal Grant To Expand Street Medicine Training
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FBI's MMIPs Operation Brings New Leads To Old Cases, Juror's Podcast Leads To Medical Negligence Case Getting Thrown Out, & ABQ Eases Rules To Bring More Neighborhood Markets To Food Deserts
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NM Lawmakers Look To Expand Gun Oversight Laws In Upcoming Legislative Session, Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Delivers State Of The Lab Address, & New Mexicans See vaccination rates
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NM Plans To Challenge Trump Administration Request For Personal SNAP Data, Missing Elderly Couple Found Dead Near Tucumcari, & ABQ Man To Spend Nearly 1 Year In Prison For Threatening President Trump
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NM Supreme Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Governor's Line-Item Vetoes, Trump Administration Files Suit Demanding New Mexico Turn Over Personal Voter Data, & APD Data Shows Auto Thefts Are Down
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Albuquerque Unhoused Residents In Pro-Keller Clothing Sparks Intrigue & Price tag of Albuquerque's Runoff Election Reigniting Ranked-Choice Voting Debate
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How ABQ's Mayoral Runoff Election Could Affect Crime-Fighting Efforts & The Business Community, Remote-Controlled Balloon Stolen In Balloon Fiesta Robbery, and UNM Athletics Extends Coach Eck
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NM’s Civil Rights Settlement Costs Have Surged, State Asks New Mexicans To Recover $390 Million In Unclaimed Property, & State Canvassing Board Orders Vote Recounts In 34 Tight Races Around New Mexico
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Keller & White Square Off In Debate, Raton Couple Accused Of Fleeing The State On Sexual Abuse Charges, Person Hospitalized After ABQ Home Explodes, and Corrales Christmas Parade Canceled
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Española Police Chief Says National Guard Making A 'Difference', Bregman Calls For Term Limits & Salaries For State Legislators, & Are Weapons Detection Systems Coming To Albuquerque Public Schools?
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Federal Court Rules In Favor Of Advocacy Groups Shielding Donors In Runoff, State Seeking Funding For New Chip Cards For SNAP Recipients To Reduce Fraud & Theft, and City Purchases Land Near Sunport
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Bernalillo County Reinstates Biden-Era Protections For Immigrants In New Ordinance, Students & Educators Talk Safety At Annual Summit, & Man Gets New Charge In Fatal Hit-&-Run Of Nurse Outside UNMH
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19 NM Schools No Longer On State PED List For Poor Academic Performance, NMs Juvenile Justice System Seeing High Repeat Referrals, & Rio Rancho Mayor Not Running For Reelection
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Uballez Withholding Keller Endorsement Ahead Of Runoff Election, 2025 PIT Count Released, ABQ Asks For Immediate Removal Of Encampment At Quirky Books, & Hypersonic Missile Manufacturer Chooses NM
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New Mexico Is Installing Free Water Filters To Address ‘Forever Chemical’ Contamination & More New Mexicans Turn To CNM Trade Schools Amid Shifting Job Market
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Some NM Child Care Providers Have Yet To Opt Into State's Universal Child Care Program, Organic Baby Formula Linked To Infant Botulism Outbreak, & Santa Fe Votes To Increase Their Minimum Wage
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BCSO Deputies Shoot Person During Federal Operation In ABQ, NM Official Announce New AI Wildfire Monitoring Network, & New Date Announce For Gallup DA NM Supreme Court Case
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Second Republican Candidate Announces Campaign For Governor, City Asks Judge To Declare Local Book Store A ‘Public Nuisance’, & Survey Finds ABQ Residents Value Growth, Few Say Economy Is Thriving
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Lawmakers Move Fast To Address SNAP Funding In Special Session, NM Congressional Delegation Votes "No" To Senate Plan To Reopen The Government, and APD Stats Show Crime Is Down In Albuquerque
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Forest Service Wildfire Mitigation In NM & Nationwide On Decline, Budget Shortage Leads Attorney Group To Refuse New Cases, & 2022 Emailed Tip Surfaces Alleging DWI Corruption On Part Of BCSO Deputy
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Gov. Calls Special Session To Address SNAP Funding, APD Office Dies By Suicide After Standoff With BCSO, Several Elections Around NM Too Close To Call, & El Pollo Loco Opens In Albuquerque
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Former NM Congressman Tapped To Lead The Bureau of Land Management, Sunport Unaffected As FAA Plans Flight Reductions Amid Shutdown, & UNM Women's Soccer Head Coach Steps Down
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ABQ Mayor and City Council Elections Heading For Runoffs Next Month, APS Broad Will Look Different After Elections, and ABQ Sees Spike In Voter Turnout On Election Day
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NM Advises Proxy To Vote Against Elon Musk’s $1 Trillion Tesla Pay Package, 2nd District Court Agrees To Pay Settlement In Pretrial Release Case, and ABQ Votes To Decide On 11 Different Bonds
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Police Records Offer Insight Into Attorney's Declines Before Triple Homicide, CABQSues The Department Of Transportation, and APS Elementary School Celebrates Literacy Proficiency Improvement
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