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<title><![CDATA[Poll: Mark Ronchetti leading GOP candidates for governor]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In a KOB poll conducted by Survey USA, we contacted more than 2,000 New Mexicans via phone and the web.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 9 May 2022 18:35:01 MDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NM lawmakers frustrated with US Forest Service's role in starting Hermits Peak Fire]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[New Mexico's leaders are fighting for more resources to bring relief to the thousands of New Mexicans affected by wildfires. Senator Ben Ray Luj&aacute;n shared his frustration with the U.S. Forest Service's role in starting the Hermits Peak Fire, which now, combined with the Calf Canyon Fire, is the largest active fire in the country.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 5 May 2022 22:12:40 MDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The race for governor: Getting to know Greg Zanetti]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[For Republicans, the top race is to see who will take on Michelle Lujan Grisham for governor.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 6 May 2022 20:50:33 MDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The race for governor: Getting to know Ethel Maharg]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Early voting in the 2022 Primary Election starts next week &ndash; for Republicans, the top race is to see who will take on Michelle Lujan Grisham for governor. Matt Grubs sat down with Ethel Maharg, the former mayor of Cuba, who is one of five candidates running for the GOP nomination:]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 6 May 2022 20:51:55 MDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The race for governor: Getting to know Mark Ronchetti]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Early voting in the 2022 Primary Election starts May 10, and New Mexicans will make their pick for a host of statewide offices. For Republicans, the top race is to see who will take on Michelle Lujan Grisham for governor.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 6 May 2022 20:51:25 MDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The race for governor: Getting to know Rebecca Dow]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Early voting in the 2022 Primary Election starts May 10, and New Mexicans will make their pick for a host of statewide offices.]]></description>
<link>https://www.kob.com/new-mexico-news/the-race-for-governor-getting-to-know-rebecca-dow/6462750/?cat=513</link>
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<creator>KOB 4</creator>
<pubDate>Fri, 6 May 2022 20:50:58 MDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New Mexico legislator to pay $250 fine in ethics settlement]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A New Mexico state representative has agreed to pay a $250 fine under a settlement with the State Ethics Commission stemming from her drunken driving arrest in February.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 5 May 2022 16:50:27 MDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Should seatbelts be required on school buses in New Mexico?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[That's the question state lawmakers are once again raising at the Roundhouse.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2022 17:20:15 MDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Democrats weigh additional tax cuts amid financial windfall]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) &mdash; The lead state budget negotiator in the New Mexico House of Representative wants lawmakers to consider reducing or eliminating taxes on personal income. Democratic state Rep. Patricia Lundstrom of Gallup made the proposal in a newsletter this week distributed by the Legislature&rsquo;s budget and accountability office. The proposal was met Thursday with concern among Democrats that New Mexico&rsquo;s overall tax burden might shift toward lower-income residents. Personal income taxes are a fast growing source of revenue for the state, propelled by a newly increased top rate of 5.9% on higher incomes.]]></description>
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<creator>KOB 4</creator>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2022 07:47:06 MDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New Mexico lawmakers debate state's new social studies standards]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Republicans are decrying critical race theory at the Roundhouse.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2022 21:26:20 MDT</pubDate>
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