Republican gubernatorial nominee Gregg Hull announces plan to phase out New Mexico’s income tax

By Joshua Bowling | Senior Reporter

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Republican gubernatorial nominee Gregg Hull announces plan to phase out New Mexico’s income tax

New Mexico’s Republican gubernatorial nominee, former Rio Rancho Mayor Gregg Hull, on Monday announced his plan to gradually phase out the state’s personal income tax if elected governor on Nov. 3. Speaking from his Albuquerque campaign headquarters, Hull said he hopes to accomplish the four-step plan over the course of four years.

2 New Mexico GOP lawmakers continued paying canvasser accused of harassing Democrat, documents show

Two Republican state lawmakers seeking reelection continued to employ a New Mexico campaign canvasser accused of harassing their Democratic colleague even after another GOP candidate fired the man over his behavior, campaign finance records show.

Documentary on dangers of social media shown in New Mexico to highlight state’s fight against Meta

Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez and state Sen. Antonio Maestas (D-Albuquerque) held a panel after a screening of "Your Attention Please" — a new documentary about social media harm. The film follows Kristin Bride, who became a social media reform advocate after her son died from suicide after being cyberbullied. Bride celebrated New Mexico's recent lawsuit wins against Meta and discussed what else needs to be done regarding social media reform.

New Mexico Senate Democrats name chamber leaders ahead of upcoming legislative session

New Mexico Senate Democrats met over the weekend to elect their party’s chamber leaders ahead of the upcoming 2027 legislative session. Caucus members met behind closed doors Sunday to nominate incumbent Sen. Mimi Stewart (D-Albuquerque) for another term as Senate president pro tempore and selected three other leaders who will not need to go to a full election in January.

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