Mayor Hull (Journal)You may have heard the phrase"burying the lead" (or lede) in which the most important point of a news story is placed at the very bottom. Today we have a classic case of that and how the neglected news impacts the '26 GOP gubernatorial primary. In finally making

KOAT debateWhat will be the only televised debate in the ABQ race for mayor was held last night and may have served as group therapy of sorts for so many residents frustrated over crime and homelessness. Those top-of-the-mind subjects consumed well over half the time.But politically our experts said the

Outgoing far-left Democrat New Mexico Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard, known for her aggressive eco-left agenda and anti-industry policies, announced Thursday she is suspending her campaign for lieutenant governor — a move that comes as her political prospects appeared increasingly uncertain heading into the 2026 race. Garcia Richard, a Democrat

Former Republican Congresswoman Yvette Herrell, the last Republican elected to federal office in New Mexico, has endorsed Greg Cunningham, a decorated Marine Corps combat veteran and retired Albuquerque police detective, for Congress in New Mexico’s Second Congressional District — setting up what could become one of the most closely watched

From political correctness to pragmatism. That's what's shaping the race for mayor of Santa as eight candidates compete for voter attention.After eight years of woke progressive leadership from Mayor Alan Webber the city of 90,000 is realizing that problems national in scale show signs of taking hold there and demand

Sanchez TV adConservative Democrat Louie Sanchez and Republican Darren White are up with TV following Keller's first buy and neither wastes time in trying to chip away at the mayor's big polling lead. Sanchez counters Keller's first pollyannish ad that pointed to his eight year record and that said he

A Democrat school board candidate in Roswell has ignited outrage after being caught calling a voter—and by extension, conservative residents—“MAGA f*ggots” while canvassing for votes. The October 10 confrontation occurred when Sarah McArthur, a far-left candidate running for Roswell Municipal Schools Board District 1, visited the home of Tracy DeLaRosa,

Today is a holiday so relax a bit and take in a potential jaw-dropper from the nonstop rumor mill of La Politica. It comes from one of our longtime and politically connected sources who is starting to take more seriously speculation that MLG could possibly become the next president of

New Mexico House Democrat leadership is trying to rewrite history after last week’s chaotic and wasteful special legislative session, portraying their actions as “heroic” while ignoring the fact that no major crises were addressed — from the state’s broken child welfare system to its collapsing healthcare network. In a weekend

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s multimillion-dollar plan to construct new abortion facilities in New Mexico is reportedly hitting major roadblocks, with contractors across the state refusing to take part in the taxpayer-funded projects. The Southwest Coalition for Life, a pro-life organization, says the governor’s controversial $10 million abortion and transgender “mega-center”

The latest example of political “cancel culture” in New Mexico has backfired spectacularly after a left-wing teachers union and social-media agitators tried to destroy one of the state’s most beloved family-run attractions — McCall’s Pumpkin Patch in Moriarty. The uproar began on Sept. 26, when Ellen Bernstein, president of the

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed into law one of the most controversial measures from last week’s special legislative session — a bill giving the New Mexico Department of Health unilateral authority over the state’s vaccination requirements for schoolchildren. The measure, Senate Bill 3, was the final bill awaiting the

The email stack is getting high, a sure sign that it's time for another highly anticipated edition of Reader Vox Populi We kick it off with this reaction from state House GOP Caucus Chair Rebecca Dow to our Wednesday blog on state healthcare and abortion: Joe, your report on abortion

This has become the decade of health in state politics. It started with Covid and vaccines, then on to the repeal of Roe V. Wade, the Medicaid cuts and to today where the federal government is shut down because of an intense argument over health insurance subsidies. Presiding over this

New Mexico lawmakers clashed Tuesday over two controversial presentations at the Legislative Health and Human Services Committee, one claiming malpractice reforms have little effect on the state’s doctor shortage and another portraying private investment in healthcare as a threat. Both drew sharp rebukes from Republican legislators who said the data

Memo to KOAT-TV: Having all six ABQ mayoral candidates on your debate stage October 15 is not unmanageable and is the only fair option. The exclusion of Mayling Armijo and Eddie Varela is unfair and raises questions about your station's objectivity in covering the November 4 city election. KOAT says

An associate professor at the University of New Mexico says she fears being compelled to “lie” to her students by teaching that only two genders exist. Georgiann Davis, an associate professor of sociology at UNM, expressed her concerns in a Thursday op-ed for the Los Angeles Times titled “I’m an

President Donald Trump’s Department of Energy has halted more than $135 million in so-called “clean energy” projects across New Mexico—part of a larger $7.5 billion rollback of wasteful spending in 21 mostly Democrat-run states. The decision scrapped 10 projects in New Mexico alone, ranging from carbon-capture schemes to taxpayer-backed solar

The “emergency” special session called by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham ended this week with all five Democrat-sponsored bills passed, some on party-line votes. However, the real headline was the deep partisan divide and the governor’s furious reaction to Republicans for opposing her vaccine legislation. The two-day session, which cost taxpayers

Pro-illegal immigrant activists staged a small demonstration outside the New Mexico Roundhouse on Wednesday, upset that Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and Democrat leaders didn’t include their pet proposal—a ban on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facilities—on the agenda for the special session. For weeks, the far-left groups have

On day one of the Democrats’ government shutdown, the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) wasted no time targeting New Mexico Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-Las Cruces) for what they called a reckless and hypocritical decision to shut down the federal government. All members of New Mexico’s all-Democrat congressional delegation joined Vasquez

Two days before lawmakers gather for a special session on Medicaid, Republican senators in New Mexico are urging their colleagues to confront what they say is an even more urgent crisis: the state’s broken medical malpractice system. At a forum on Monday in Bernalillo, the Senate GOP’s five-member “Medical Malpractice

As New Mexico’s Oct. 1 special legislative session looms, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and Democrat leadership are under fire for prioritizing a political agenda over pressing crises facing the state—namely, a crippling doctor shortage, an unraveling child welfare system, and rampant crime. Rather than confronting the root causes behind the

During Wednesday’s meeting of the Legislative Courts, Corrections, and Justice Committee (CCJ), state Rep. John Block (R-Alamogordo), founder and editor of the Piñon Post, condemned Democrats’ increasingly radical rhetoric, warning it is fueling violence against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers. His comments came the same day a gunman

During a Tuesday meeting of the Legislative Courts, Corrections, and Justice Committee, state Sen. Joseph Cervantes (D-Las Cruces), chairman of the committee, compared federal immigration enforcement to the Ku Klux Klan. Cervantes chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee during the regular session. The Ku Klux Klan, founded after the Civil War,

Far-left Democrat Congressman Gabe Vasquez of New Mexico once again proved he cannot be trusted to take a stand for his constituents, casting no vote on the Republican continuing resolution to keep the federal government open. By refusing to vote yes or no, Vasquez avoided accountability while effectively siding with

Far-left New Mexico House Speaker Javier Martínez (D-Albuquerque) unleashed an unhinged and profanity-laced Facebook post on the very day conservative leader Charlie Kirk was assassinated at a Utah college campus, raising outrage across the state. Rather than show restraint or call for calm, Martínez chose the moment to attack conservatives,

In the wake of the assassination of Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, a doctor in Albuquerque has drawn national attention and condemnation for social media posts in which he appeared to celebrate the violence. Dr. John R. Vigil, identified in his public profile as board-certified in Addiction Medicine

New Mexico leaders reacted with grief, shock, and an urgent call for greater political civility on Wednesday and Thursday after Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA and a prominent conservative activist, was fatally shot during a university event in Utah. The attack occurred at Utah Valley University in Orem