State Democrats push to fill empty ballot spots, Native schools sue the Trump administration & more
One empty ballot spot for the November 3 election was filled Friday while another remains vacant. State Democrats have been working to get new candidates on the ballot after Elise Falanga Taylor and Joseph Franklin Hernandez dropped out of House races for District 23 and District 4.
Falanga Taylor said she was dropping out due to alleged attacks on her character from her opponent, Republican Alan Martinez. Hernandez dropped out after a public nudity scandal in Chicago.
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Several tribal nations, including Isleta Pueblo, filed a complaint in federal court Thursday about the Trump…
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