Albuquerque homeowner says Republican candidate doesn’t live at contested address

By Joshua Bowling | Senior Reporter

Good morning, everyone. It’s Friday. A new lawsuit alleges that a Republican candidate for the state House of Representatives does not live at the home address listed on her campaign filings — when Source’s Patrick Lohmann stopped by the house, a university professor answered the door and told Lohmann he’s lived there for more than a year. We also have the latest on the $7.6 billion meant for big-budget projects across the state that has instead gone largely unspent. You’ll find these stories, and many more, below and online at sourcenm.com.

Albuquerque homeowner says Republican candidate doesn’t live at contested address

Republican candidate for New Mexico House of Representatives District 27 Jahnelle Garcia has repeatedly listed her address as a home on Walnut Creek Road, but she hasn't lived there for more than a year, the current homeowner told Source NM.

About $7.6B in New Mexico capital outlay funds remained unspent in recent months, new report says

About $7.6 billion intended for more than 6,400 big-budget projects across New Mexico remained unspent at the end of last fiscal year, according to a new Legislative Finance Committee analysis. State lawmakers at a Thursday hearing said they want to see local communities spend more of the capital outlay money the Legislature awards them.

New Mexico AG sues feds for records related to drug agents’ fentanyl tactics in the state

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice seeking records related to allegations that Drug Enforcement Administration agents knowingly let fentanyl flow into the state.

New Mexico judges working on statewide guidelines for artificial intelligence use in court

Two New Mexico judges told a panel of state lawmakers this week that the underlying theme of the guidelines they’re crafting for artificial intelligence use in the courtroom is, “Please, don’t be dumb.” They pointed to two examples of AI-related fiascos in the courtroom as evidence that guardrails are sorely needed.

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