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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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Senators To Students Sound The Alarm On National Institute of Health Cuts, Legal Battle Breaks Out Between NM Breweries, and Journal Photojournalist Wins Regional Photographer Of The Year
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90K Gallons Of Sewage Spill At APS Middle School, NM U.S Attorney Challenges Magistrate Judge, CASA Agreement Officially Dismissed, and New Web Portal Connects NM Farms With Buyers
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APD Nears The End Of DOJ Oversight, Hundreds Of Migrants Arrested In NM After Entering Military Zone Near Border, Cost Of Maintaining Nuclear Arsenal Goes Up, and Business Week Starts
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The First American Pope, APS Passes Their Largest Budget To Date, NM Senator Wants Trump Administration To Tackle Gun Trafficking, and See What's Hot In NM On The Journal's Newest Podcast
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NM National Guard Prepares To Deploy To Albuquerque, Trump Administration Offering Money and Free Airfare To Those Willing To Self-Deport, and NM Think Tank Wins Lawsuit
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Federal Authorities Celebrate Large Fentanyl Bust, Cannabis Executive Consider Run For Governor, ABQ Business To Be Featured On "Shark Tank", and Professional Hockey Is Returning To New Mexico
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NM Film Officials Respond To Possible Tariffs On Films Made Outside The U.S, NM Arts Organizations Lose Funding, and State Supreme Court Rules On Legislative Immunity
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APD Chief Has Heated Exchange With City Councilor, Sandia/KAFB Hold Public Hearing On Environmental Cleanups, and ABQ BioPark Building Wolf Facility
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AmeriCorps Abruptly Cuts Funding, Maxeon Maintains Business Plans For NM Dispute Financial Losses, City Shuts Down Sixth Motel This Year, and Book Store Can Not Longer Allow Camping In Parking Lot
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Lawmakers Form Committee To Prepare For Possible Federal Funding Cuts, DEA Dismantles Massive Drug Enterprise, and ABQ Book Store Awaits Decision From Admin Hearing
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Report Shows Indigenous Students Struggling At APS, Judge Issues New Order In Yazzie/Martinez Case, and State Prepares For New Mental Health Care Rollout,
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Second Albuquerque Starbucks Files To Unionize, City Economy Stable Despite National Disruptions, and New Mexico Native Drafted In The NFL Draft
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How ABQ Is Spending The Housing Forward Funds, Local Book Store Set For Admin Hearing, Student Visas Restored, and NM Democrats Pick New Party Chair
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New Development In Lawsuit Involving Former UNM MBB Players, NMSU Inaugurates New President, Judge and Wife Arrested By Federal Authorities, and Intel Set For More Layoffs
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Doña Ana County Judge Pushes Back, UNMH Cuts Jobs, NM Players In NFL Draft, Independents To Vote In NM Primary Elections Next Year, and ACLU Of NM Representing NM Tech Student In Lawsuit
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NMDOJ To Investigate Teen's Death Who Was In Foster Care, Building Militarization At NM's Southern Border, Lt. Governor Signing Executive Orders, and NM Natural History Museum To Close For Renovations
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Man Who Killed NMSP Officer Gets Life Sentence, Congressional Delegation Introduces Gila Legislation, New APS Graduate Data, NM Supreme Court Ruling On 911 Operators, and Gov's New Approach To Housing
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Pope Francis Dies At 88, Candidates For Albuquerque Mayor, Bill Of Rights For "Protected Persons", Inmate Dies At Metropolitan Detention Center, and Three OIG Reports Released
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Possible Federal Funding Cuts Threaten Public Media Outlets, Protest Takes Place At UNM, and UNM Football Prepares For Spring Game
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Man Accused Of Attacks At Tesla Dealership and NM GOP Headquarters Makes Court Appearance, Dona Aña County Judge Resigns, and ABQ Now Requires Cooling Systems In Rentals
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1st Republican Candidate Declares From Governor's Race, APS' Budget, Measles Case Confirmed In Dona Aña County, and Child Welfare Office To Open Despite Gov's Vetos
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Man Charged In Connection With Arsons At Tesla Dealership and NM GOP Headquarters, APD Officers Update On March Officer-Involved-Shooting, and Meow Wolf CEO Steps Down
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Journal Campus Up For Sale, Governor Lujan Grisham Vetoes Dozens of Bills, Visa Revocations Rise to Nine at NMSU, and New Mexico Secretary of State Urges Senate to Reject Federal Voter ID Bill
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Bregman Announces Campaign For Governor, NM State Library Funding Remains Intact, and Meet The New Host Of New Mexico In Focus
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NM Moves Forward With Renewable Energy, Local Immigrant Rights Group Joins Lawsuit, International Students In NM Lose Visas, Inmates Sue Corrections Department, and County Urges Mayor To Sign Plan
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National Guard Deployed to Albuquerque Amid Crime Concerns, Gov Eyes Juvenile Crime Law Overhaul, USDA To Stop Banning Mining On Upper Pecos Watershed, and Pit Boxing Event Called Off
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Mother and Three Others Charged After Toddler Fatally Shot, Governor Signs Key Bills, NM’s Retirement and Investment Funds Weather Market Shock, and Watchdog Sues NMCD Over Open Records Violations
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Thousands Rally In Civic Plaza, Toddler Killed In Shooting, UNM Changes Policies, Delays Releasing Investigations, and NM Restaurant Named Finalists For Award
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City Opens Its First Safe Outdoor Space, Attorney General Sues Las Cruces Business, Four Dead In Separate Shootings and Apartment Fire, and Grand Jury Indicts Four Suspects in Las Cruces Shooting
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Trump Announces New Sweeping Tariffs, Certain APS and Charter Schools Lose Title I Funding, NM Remember Val Kilmer, Researchers Look Into Hantavirus, RRHS Baseball Team Suspended, and Mail Delays
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Timeline On In-And-Out Burger In Albuquerque, City Cracks Down On E-Scooters, Albuquerque Settles With Police Shooting Victim, and Endangers Mexican Grey Wolf Found Dead
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Governor's "Pocket Veto" Powers Put To The Vote, APD Recaps February Officer Involved Shootings, and Judge Rules On Hackman Case
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Lobos Hire Their New Basketball Coach, Fire Breaks Out At NM Republican Headquarters, and NM Spelling Bee Winner
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Legislation To Support NM Farmers, Sandia and APD Team Up On Crime Cameras, NM Supreme Court Overturns Ruling, and Presbyterian CEO Dodges Merger Questions
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Church-Run Asylum Shelter Accused Of Breaking Federal Immigration Law, APS Receives Its Report Card, Latest On Teens Arrested In Las Cruces Shooting, and Possible Candidates To Replace Pitino
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Pitino Leaves UNM, NM's Congressional Delegation Gets Graded, Biology Students Helping To Repair Bosque Trail, and NM Ice Wolves Coach Chronicles Team's Journey Ahead Of Championship Tournament
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A Look At The Criminal Past Of The Lone Adult Charged in Las Cruces Shooting, DA Bregman Criticizes Lawmakers For Inaction, and NM Food Bank and Pantry Officials Warn of SNAP Funding Cut Consequences
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Latest On Las Cruces Shooting, UNM Bows Out Of NCAA Tournament and Keller Talks To Community Members About Federal Funding Cuts
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Lawmakers Debate Bills As The Session Nears Its End, Public Land Commissioner Announces Run For Lieutenant Governor, and UNM Plans To Redevelopment South Campus
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Roundhouse Debate Over Abortion Funding, USDA Cut Key Programs That Affects NM Farmers, Trump’s Dismantling Of The Department of Education Affects on NM Schools, and Taos Fashion Designer Up For Award
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Windy Weather Sweeps Across NM, Teens Arrested In Connection With Bicyclist Death, Race To The End Of The Legislative Session, and Sen. Lújan Visit Anthony
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NM Constitutional Law Experts Worry About Trump Administration, Revision To State Red Flag Law Heads To Governor's Desk, and ABQ City Council Passes Renters Resolution
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Lobos Learned Their NCAA Slot, Two Key Bill Fail in NM Legislature, and Several NM Business Up For Sale
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NM Congressional Delegation Opposes Republican Spending Bill, Turmoil In The City of Anthony, and Young Guns 3
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Looming Possible Government Shutdown, AG Sues ABQ Company, Lawmakers Raise Concerns About Paid Leave Act, and State Land Commissioner Bans Mining Near Pecos Watershed
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Lawmakers Look To Codify Ruling Against 180-Day School Year, Testimony Begins in Peña Trial, PNM's Parent Company Reportedly Weighing Sale Options, CYFD Reform, and UNM MBB Team Honored
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Health Care Authority Issues Emergency Rule Amid Elder Abuse Spike, And Sprint To The End Of The Legislative Session
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Kirtland Being Considered To Hold Migrants, NM House Passes Immigrant Safety Bill, Medical Malpractice Bill and Campaign Contributions, and APS Changes Registration Form Questions
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New ABQ Mayoral Candidate, PFAS Cleanup Legislation Passes In The Roundhouse, and Meet Journal Outside
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USDA Layoffs Rescinded, Trump Pauses Tariffs On Automakers, Medicaid Trust Fund Bills Moves Through The Roundhouse, and Mayor's Office and City Council At Odds Over AFR Paramedic Staffing
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Trump's Address To Congress and NM's Delegation's Response
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NM's Border Economy Prepares For Tariffs, Meet The Journal's New Reporters, Gov and Lawmakers Disagree Over CYFD Reform, PNM Warms Of Possible Power Outages, and Advocates Rally For Pecos River
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Updates On Kirtland Shooting, Authorities Provide Update On Hackman, Wife Deaths, Prison Re-entry Program, Legislation To Address Medical Malpractice, Medicaid Funding, and NM Sports Recap
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NM Remembers Gene Hackman, Gov Signs Crime and Behavioral Health Bills, BCSO Sheriff Speaks On DWI Enterprise Case, and NM Congressional Delegation Asks AG To Investigate Clinics
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Governor Hints At Possible Special Legislative Session, BCSO Sheriff Seen In Photo With DWI Enterprise Central Figure, and Roundhouse Vacancy Filled
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BCSO Deputy Pleas In DWI Case, NM Red Flag Law Expansion Advances In The Roundhouse, NM's Role In Future Energy Production, Gov Signs MOU With New Business, and Birds Overwhelm Veterans Memorial Park
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Energy Secretary Visits NM, State Offers Guidance For Federal Workers, State Budget Bill Heads To NM Senate, and Southern NM High School Swim Team Reportedly Questioned By Border Patrol Agents
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How Federal Government Layoffs Are Affecting New Mexico
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Mayor Keller Issues Veto, Another ABQ Motel Closed, New Possible NM Governor Candidate, Legislator Salary Bill Stalls, and Carlos Santana Announces New Album
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Paid Family and Medical Leave Act Heads To House Floor, ICBM Test, CYDF Reform In Question, and UNM and Mayor's Office Agree to Memorandum of Understanding
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