The Democratic National Convention is happening this week and New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham will make an appearance alongside some notable names from both politics and show business. Editor Andy Lyman has some information about what viewers in New Mexico can expect to see this week.
Also, photographer Roberto Rosales was at a demonstration at Tiguex Park ahead of the DNC where protesters called for an arms embargo on Israel.
Gov. Lujan Grisham to speak at DNC, appear alongside ‘Veep’ star
The governor will speak about health care and later join panel with Julia Louis-Dreyfus
By Andy Lyman
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is slated to speak about health care Tuesday at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, according to her office. Lujan Grisham’s office didn’t specify when the governor would speak, but noted that she is a former state secretary of health under former Gov. Bill Richardson. Lujan Grisham, who is a party […]
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About a hundred protesters gathered in Tiguex Park Sunday morning to urge leaders — specifically Vice President and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris — to stop sending weapons to Israel for […]
Bus route returns to bring students from Northwest ABQ to university area
Route 790 had been paused for more than a year due to understaffing
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The city is once again running a bus from Northwest Albuquerque to the University of New Mexico — and it has even added a stop at the Central New Mexico […]
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