New Mexico Attorney General
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Recent News About New Mexico Attorney General
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Referendum process on six bills dealing with parental rights, freedom of speech and election integrity draws statewide and national support
The Referendum Project is gaining great momentum. The response of New Mexicans across the state to exercise their rights under the state constitution has been overwhelmingly positive.
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Retail theft bill blocked in New Mexico House: ‘There is tremendous public desire to address the root causes of this crime epidemic’
State Rep. Bill Rehm (R-Albuquerque) and other GOP leaders are speaking out after a Republican-sponsored bill in the New Mexico House of Representatives targeting retail theft was recently blocked by House Democrats, while a similar bill remains alive.
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Attorney general candidate Gay vows to ‘make New Mexico a safer place to live’
Attorney general candidate vows to ‘make New Mexico a safer place to live’
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Gay as New Mexico attorney general race tightens: ‘The time for talk and inaction is over’
In a recent poll conducted by Cygnal, the race for the New Mexico attorney general has tightened with Republican Jeremy Gay polling at 41.4% of the vote against Democrat Bernalillo County District Attorney Raúl Torrez at 42%.
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Former Española city manager caught stealing: ‘Black eye for all public officials’
A former Española city manager was accused of stealing more than $18,000 in less than one month of being on the job.
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AG office: AG will 'make up the difference' if Congress doesn't step up to stop human trafficking on Facebook
While New Mexico works to combat human trafficking rates, the state's momentum may be slowed by companies like Meta — formerly known as Facebook and the owner of the widely-used social media platform — which made a recent internal announcement that human smuggling solicitation will remain allowed on all of its platforms,
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New Mexico Attorney General warns residents to 'remain cautious' of potential COVID-19 test scams
As the nation attempts to get the COVID-19 pandemic under control, the New Mexico Attorney General is warning residents of scams relating to the COVID-19 testing process.