Crime concerns take hold of New Mexico governor race
SANTA FE, N.M. – Concerns about crime are being thrust into the political race for governor of New Mexico in the final weeks of voting.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Pearce’s campaign has launched lurid attack ads that accuse his Democratic rival of supporting automatic parole and show photos of a supposed criminal posing beside her.
Several veteran law enforcement officials gathered Monday in Albuquerque to denounce the ads as slanderous and pledge support for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Michelle Lujan Grisham.
State analysts have outlined an uptick in crime in the New Mexico’s largest metro area over a multiyear period as poverty and other social issues worsened.
Pearce wants to connect former jail inmates with work and housing opportunities. Lujan Grisham has outlined a lengthy anti-crime strategy that seeks better pay and technology for police.
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The Associated Press
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Fort Lewis College faces backlash from Republicans after denying Turning Point USA chapter
Marissa Ventrelli
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Michael Karlik
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Most major US airports are among 40 targeted for shutdown flight cuts
Josh Funk
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Updated 2 hours ago
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Nancy Pelosi won’t seek reelection, ending her storied career in the US House
Lisa Mascaro
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Updated 6 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi will not seek reelection to the U.S. House, bringing to a close her storied career as not only the first woman in the speaker’s office but arguably the most powerful in American politics....
Jeff Crank challenger Jessica Killin’s internal poll shows toss-up race in Colorado’s 5th CD
Ernest Luning
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Updated 2 hours ago
Democratic congressional candidate Jessica Killin is running neck-and-neck with Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank a year before the 2026 election in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District, according to a new internal poll of likely voters released Wednesday by Killin’s campaign. The...
DIA seeks federal OK to pay for salaries of air traffic controllers
Luige DelPuerto
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Updated 21 hours ago
The Denver International Airport is seeking permission from the federal government to pay for the salaries of air traffic controllers amid news that the Federal Aviation Administration plans to reduce air traffic by 10% across 40 “high-volume” markets beginning Friday morning...
Colorado watchdog files ethics complaints against 12 Democratic lawmakers over Vail retreat
Marianne Goodland
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Updated 6 hours ago
Colorado Common Cause filed complaints Wednesday with the state ethics commission against 12 Democratic state lawmakers, alleging they accepted funding from the “dark money” group One Main Street Colorado for a three-day retreat at a luxury hotel in Vail last...
Early leaders maintained lead in Denver school board race
Nico Brambila
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Updated 18 hours ago
The Denver Public School board of education candidates who led early on Election Night continued to gain ground, as additional results were released on Wednesday, with no races tightening as the day went on. As of noon Wednesday, about 70%...
Boulder firebomb attack suspect pleads not guilty in state court
Kyla Pearce
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Updated 5 hours ago
The Colorado Springs-area man accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at peaceful demonstrators on Boulder’s Pearl Street Mall in early June pleaded not guilty in state court Wednesday. Mohamed Soliman, 45, the suspect in the firebomb attack that killed one person...
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