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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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Emotional Testimony In Shooting Trial, 70th Anniversary of TWA Crash, Oil and Gas Bill Passes First Committee, Route 66 Centennial Celebration Plans, and Local HS Athlete Wins National Award
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NM Congressional Delegation Speak To Legislature, Governor Appoints Brother For Student Regent, New Mexico U.S. Attorney Resigns, and City Council and Mayor's Office Encounter Communications Barrier
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Former Las Cruces Deputy Sentenced, NM State Police DWI "King" Put On Leave, Proposed NM Transmission Corridor Worries Ranchers, Behavioral Health Package Moves Through Roundhouse, and Jason Eck
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UNM Athletics Impact On Albuquerque's Economy and New NEA Funding Guidelines Spell Uncertainty For Local Arts Organizations
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Deb Haaland Hits The Road, Attorney Takes Plea Deal In DWI Enterprise Case, Jury Convicts Former Las Cruces Police Officer, Crime Package Heads To NM House Floor, and UNM Continues Research
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New Mexico Rural Communities Struggle With Access To Dental Care and Lowrider Day At The Roundhouse
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Haaland Announces Bid For Governor, How Trump's New Tariffs Could Affect NM, Legislature Wrestles With Tax Cuts, NM HS Students Tapped For Disney Event, and The 35th Anniversary Of LC Massacre
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Former APD DWI Officers Plead Guilty, Lawsuits Against BCSO Over 2022 Helicopter Crash, Fentanyl Trafficking Bill Passes First Committee, Red Imported Fire Ants, and a Birthday Surprise
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NCAA Changes Policy Banning Transgender Women From Competing In Women's Sports, Proposed Assault Weapons Ban Reignites Debate At The Roundhouse, and Lawmaker Pulls IPRA Bill
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Governor Calls Out Lawmakers Over For Blocking Progress, ABQ City Councilor May Face Ethics Questions, and NM Federal Workers Wrestle With Decision To Accept Trump Administration Buyout
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Behavioral Health Overhaul Picking Up Steam At Roundhouse and NM United Secure Bond To Build New Stadium
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State Judge Says PED Can't Enforce 180-Day School Year Rule, Trial Begins in 2023 Killing Of A Transgender Woman, and Meet The Journal's Newest Reporters
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How Trump’s Tariffs May Affect NM's Economy, NM Rights Advocates Implore Lawmakers To Codify Data Protections and U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Oral Arguments on Possible NM Nuclear Storage Facility
How could President Trump's tariffs affect New Mexico's Economy? Journal Business Reporter Matthew Narvaiz joins the show to answer that question. NM rights…
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Chief Federal Judge Asks DWI Lawyer To Explain His Alleged Conduct and State Finds Record Levels Of Toxic Chemicals At Holloman Lake
New Mexico’s chief federal judge this week ordered prominent DWI attorney Thomas Clear III to show why he should not be disciplined for his alleged role in a…
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Federal Money Reaches State Accounts After Funding Freeze and NM Congresswoman Wants Assurance ICE Will Recognize Tribal IDs
No New Mexicans were denied Medicaid or SNAP benefits during the federal funding freeze enacted by President Donald Trump’s administration, according to New…
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National and Local Reactions To Trump's Federal Funding Freeze and Local Expert Calls Out Real Estate Website’s False Claim On ‘All Cash’ Home Sales In October
President Donald Trump’s Office of Management and Budget issued a memo Monday directing agencies to pause federal grants and loans, a sweeping move that could…
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Federal Authorities Ask Public To Come Forward With Information On DWI Enterprise
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DWI Enterprise Scheme
For the past 15 years, at least two lawyers and officers from the Albuquerque Police Department, New Mexico State Police, and the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s…
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Trump Immigration Crackdown At Odds With NM Policies, NM Supreme Rules In Favor Of Former APS Student, and Demi Moore Nominated For Oscar
President Donald Trump’s plans for an immigration crackdown and possible mass deportations could be headed for a clash with immigrant-friendly policies in New…
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CYFD Violated Reform Agreement, Paid Family and Medical Leave Act, And Blake's Lotaburger Charging Surcharge On Eggs Due To Shortage
The state Children, Youth and Families Department has breached its obligation to implement reforms aimed at improving the lives of children taken into state…
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Gov's State of the State Address and NM Sues Trump Over Birthright Citizenship Executive Order
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham dedicated most of her 2025 State of the State address to focusing on the state's crime and public safety challenges, drawing…
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Governor's Crime Agenda for Legislative Session, MLK Luncheon, and Albuquerque Sign Language Academy Day of Service
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham focused on crime and public safety legislation during her last 60-day session; Journal Capitol Bureau Chief Dan Boyd shared…
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Deb Haaland Refects on Interior Secretary Tenure, Man Who Killed NM State Police Officer Plea Guilty, and NM Nonprofit Moves to Española
Outgoing Interior Secretary Deb Haaland reflects on her legacy with Journal Capitol Bureau Dan Boyd. South Carolina man pleads guilty to murdering New Mexico…
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APD Releases 2024 Homicide Stats, APS Approves New Graduation Requirements, and NM High School Basketball Record Is Broken
Albuquerque Police Department’s 2024 homicide stats are discussed by Journal crime beat reporters Matthew Risen and Gregory Hasman. APS approves new graduate…
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ABQ Civil Rights Leader Remembered By Community, and NM Legislative Finance Committee Unveils Budget Proposal
Albuquerque NAACP President Harold Bailey died on Monday, putting to rest a half-century fight against racism and bigotry in New Mexico. He was 78. Journal…
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Jury Awards Woman $17 Million, NM House Democrats Outline Health Care Priorities, and APS High School Student Sues APS and School Officials
Jury awards $17 million to a woman for a surgical tool left in her abdomen. NM House Democrats outline their health care priorities for the 2025 Legislative…
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Cannabis Excise Under Collected By More Than $6 Million, NM House Republicans Share Legislative Priorities, and Woman Seeks $45 million In Lawsuit Against Presbyterian & Local Medical Office & Doctor
State officials report over $6 million in under-collected cannabis excise taxes since April 2022. Journal Reporter Matthew Narviaz explains the cause. NM House…
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Help, Hope, Heartbreak, But Still No Housing, Biden Extends Protections For Immigrants, and Hope For The Haslams
Journalist Noah Alcala Bach discusses part two of his series on Debra Griego’s housing search. President Biden extended protections for immigrants from…
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NM Supreme Court Strikes Down Local Anti-Abortion Ordinances, NM Sends Firefighting Aid to LA, Journal Business Gets A New Look, and A Overview of Cervantes Restaurant
On today's edition of the Leading News, Journal Capitol Bureau Chief Dan Boyd breaks down the NM Supreme Court's unanimous ruling to down anti-abortion…
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Uranium Mine Cleanup, Students Honor Jimmy Carter, and NM United's New Head Coach
In this edition of The Leading News, we cover the EPA and the Navajo Nation agreeing to clean up a uranium mine near Gallup; students at Jimmy Carter Middle…
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Drug Overdose Deaths Drop, Southern NM Disaster Relief Funds Announced, and More On UNM's New Football Head Coach
On today's episode, Journal Capitol Bureau Chief Dan Boyd joins the show to discuss NM’s drug overdose death rate dropping for the second consecutive year…
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Oil and Gas Ban, ABQ City Council New President, and Update on UNM Men's Basketball
In today's episode, Journal Assistant Business Editor Megan Gleason stops by to discuss the potential impact a new federal oil and gas drilling ban could have…
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NM Legal Aid Layoffs
On this inaugural episode, Gino sits down with Journal Reporter Olivier Uyttebrouck to discuss upcoming layoffs for New Mexico Legal Aid, a nonprofit that…