Republican Party of New Mexico
Recent News About Republican Party of New Mexico
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Is the NMGOP inconsequential? The latest Albuquerque Journal and Foxnews.com headlines would lead you to believe the answer is yes. Foxnews.com headline, “How this western battleground state shifted from purple to solid blue.” Albuquerque Journal headline, “Republicans vow to appeal judge’s ruling upholding New Mexico’s congressional redistricting.”
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New Mexicans woke up to “Governor announces statewide enforcement plan for violence, fentanyl reduction – Plan includes 30-day suspension of concealed, open carry in Albuquerque and Bernalillo County.”
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U.S. District Court Judge David Urias temporarily blocked New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s gun ban on Sept. 13. This came after almost a week of controversy, and members of the New Mexico GOP applauded the ruling by the federal judge.
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New Mexico House and Senate Republicans announced on Sept. 9 that they will file a federal lawsuit to challenge the temporary gun ban enacted by New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. The ban on carrying guns in public was put forth following the shooting death of an 11-year-old on Sept. 6.
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New Mexico’s Republicans are growing weary of New Mexico’s energy costs amidst the legislative session and rising gas prices throughout the U.S.
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Politicians and political parties in New Mexico are extending their condolences following the death of Gen. Colin Powell, who died on Monday, October 18, at the age of 84 as a result of COVID-19 complications.
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A new nationwide poll found the majority of veterans were not happy with how President Joe Biden handled the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan after 20 years of war.
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On Thursday, June 17, President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, making Juneteenth the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Day was declared a federal holiday 38 years ago, according to CNET.
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The growing border crisis is creating increased tensions along New Mexico's Southern borders with a rise in crimes such as human trafficking.
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A federal judge has blocked President Joe Biden's ban on leases and permits for oil and gas drilling on federal land.
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New Mexico's GOP is alarmed at the potential impacts that President Joe Biden's moratorium on federal land leasing for oil extraction could have on the state's economy.