/tags/yvette-herrell Yvette Herrell en-US Copyright Fri, 01 Nov 2024 01:07:51 GMT /local-news/2024-10-31/trump-hispanic-voters-new-mexico While New Mexico is unlikely to be in play in the presidential election, the former president urged the crowd to prove the predictions wrong. He hit familiar themes like the border and gas price inflation and enthusiastically praised Hispanic communities. Fri, 01 Nov 2024 01:07:51 GMT /local-news/2024-10-31/trump-hispanic-voters-new-mexico Alice Fordham /local-news/2024-10-17/candidates-for-2nd-congressional-district-clash-on-abortion-border-and-economy Incumbent Democratic Congressman Gabe Vasquez won the district by around 1,000 votes in 2022. Will he prevail in a rematch with Republican Yvette Herrell? Thu, 17 Oct 2024 21:36:34 GMT /local-news/2024-10-17/candidates-for-2nd-congressional-district-clash-on-abortion-border-and-economy Alice Fordham /local-news/2023-11-27/nm-republican-party-loses-supreme-court-appeal-over-state-congressional-map The New Mexico Supreme Court issued an order Monday affirming a lower court’s ruling that the state’s congressional map is constitutional. The state Republican Party had appealed, arguing Democratic lawmakers “egregiously” gerrymandered the 2nd Congressional District, making it difficult for their party to win even one of the state’s three seats. Mon, 27 Nov 2023 21:48:32 GMT /local-news/2023-11-27/nm-republican-party-loses-supreme-court-appeal-over-state-congressional-map Nash Jones /local-news/2023-11-20/state-supreme-court-hears-nm-gops-redistricting-appeal The state Supreme Court on Monday heard arguments in the New Mexico Republican Party’s appeal in a case that saw Democratic lawmakers cleared of accusations of egregious partisan gerrymandering in the state's 2nd Congressional District. The question before the high court is whether Democrats had to guarantee their party’s victory to have drawn the map illegally, or simply make it harder for the GOP to win. Mon, 20 Nov 2023 22:35:34 GMT /local-news/2023-11-20/state-supreme-court-hears-nm-gops-redistricting-appeal Nash Jones /local-news/2023-10-11/nm-republican-party-appeals-redistricting-ruling The Republican Party of New Mexico has appealed a district court ruling on the state’s congressional map, which upheld it as constitutional. Thu, 12 Oct 2023 00:45:57 GMT /local-news/2023-10-11/nm-republican-party-appeals-redistricting-ruling Nash Jones /local-news/2023-10-04/gop-plaintiffs-file-new-evidence-in-nm-redistricting-case-ahead-of-this-weeks-ruling Attorneys for the state Republican Party and other plaintiffs have filed new evidence in the New Mexico redistricting case ahead of a ruling later this week. The plaintiffs argue the Democratic-controlled Legislature intentionally diluted GOP votes in the 2nd Congressional District, which used to lean Republican. They say newly-surfaced text messages and emails back that up. Thu, 05 Oct 2023 00:55:52 GMT /local-news/2023-10-04/gop-plaintiffs-file-new-evidence-in-nm-redistricting-case-ahead-of-this-weeks-ruling Nash Jones /local-news/2023-09-28/nm-redistricting-trial-ends-early-judgment-yet-to-come-down What was scheduled to be a three-day bench trial to determine whether New Mexico Democrats illegally drew the boundaries of the state’s congressional map in 2021 ended a day early on Thursday. While the courtroom proceedings are done, more evidence in the case is yet to come. Fri, 29 Sep 2023 04:41:23 GMT /local-news/2023-09-28/nm-redistricting-trial-ends-early-judgment-yet-to-come-down Nash Jones /local-news/2023-09-28/gerrymandering-trial-begins-by-asking-if-nm-congressional-map-is-now-a-sure-thing-for-dems In their opening statement, attorneys for the plaintiffs alleged that GOP lawmakers had no say in the map, that the Democrats moved voters around unnecessarily, and that statistical analysis shows the map wasn’t drawn fairly. Thu, 28 Sep 2023 13:40:07 GMT /local-news/2023-09-28/gerrymandering-trial-begins-by-asking-if-nm-congressional-map-is-now-a-sure-thing-for-dems Nash Jones /npr-news/2023-09-27/new-mexicos-republican-party-takes-the-states-congressional-map-to-trial A trial begins Wednesday over New Mexico's congressional map. Unlike some other active fights over redistricting, it's the state's Democratic lawmakers who are accused of crafting illegal districts. Wed, 27 Sep 2023 09:00:18 GMT /npr-news/2023-09-27/new-mexicos-republican-party-takes-the-states-congressional-map-to-trial Nash Jones /local-news/2023-09-26/trial-over-whether-dems-gerrymandered-nms-congressional-map-to-begin The Republican Party and other plaintiffs argue Democratic lawmakers diluted GOP votes when they split the conservative southeastern corner of the state into three districts. Democrats argue redistricting is an inherently political process, but lawmakers acted appropriately in drawing a set of competitive districts. Tue, 26 Sep 2023 20:00:14 GMT /local-news/2023-09-26/trial-over-whether-dems-gerrymandered-nms-congressional-map-to-begin Nash Jones