State & Legislative Races

4+ hour, 16+ min ago   (520+ words) Trump has now repeatedly offered his voters $5,000 checks if Republicans hold onto the House and Senate this fall, calling it the “Trump dividend.” Last week, he told a rally that it’ll “happen 100 percent” if enough people turn out to vote…...

5+ hour, 42+ min ago   (254+ words) Wired: “The president has doubled down on data centers and AI. His base is running in the opposite direction.” Think You Know Politics? A new game every day. Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating…...

23+ hour, 59+ min ago   (683+ words) Heard the latest? President Donald Trump, after deciding that Lake Ontario will henceforth be known as Lake America, has floated the idea that New Mexico should be renamed New America. This continues a trend that began on Trump’s first day…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (962+ words) Colorado voters will decide this November whether to make one of the largest changes to the state’s tax code in a generation — but it’s one that would have vastly different effects depending on a person’s income level. Amendment 87, if adopted…...

7+ hour, 3+ min ago   (534+ words) His promised $5,000-per-person payout to the nation if the midterms go his way lays bare the flaws of democracy At last week’s Republican midterm convention, U.S. President Donald Trump promised that “if the Republicans win the House of Representatives and…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (38+ words) A political attack ad claims CO-8 Democratic challenger Manny Rutinel voted for his own taxpayer-funded pay raise. Not exactly. A political attack ad claims CO-8 Democratic challenger Manny Rutinel voted for his own taxpayer-funded pay raise. Not exactly....

21+ hour, 3+ min ago   (1661+ words) SANTA ROSA — After more than 35 years on the job, Pete Campos still hasn't been paid a salary for his work. But the Las Vegas Democrat, who is the longest-tenured member of the New Mexico Legislature, isn't complaining. In fact, the…...

13+ hour, 57+ min ago   (57+ words) Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg delivers the keynote address at the Texas Democratic Party’s 12th Annual Johnson-Jordan Dinner as Democrats rally ahead of midterms. WATCH LIVE: Pete Buttigieg keynotes Texas Democrats Johnson-Jordan Dinner Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg delivers the keynote…...

21+ hour, 51+ min ago   (460+ words) New Mexico’s place as one of the early Democratic presidential primary states comes with many advantages. Already, according to Politico, likely 2028 candidates are trying to curry favor with Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. The new calendar position also brings with it…...

21+ hour, 6+ min ago   (708+ words) While Virginia Democrats are pushing to enshrine abortion rights in the state’s constitution, thousands of Catholics have organized a massive opposition. In January, Democratic Virginia state lawmakers advanced a constitutional amendment on abortion rights to appear on the November ballot,…...