821 Maggie Toulouse Oliver Drops Out of Race, UNM Law Dean Under Fire, Is a $1,000 Rebate Headed Our Way? and more

RGF won BIG for taxpayers last week in Albuquerque's City Council defeating Councilor Bassan's proposed gross receipts tax hike (again).  Paul recently traveled around Southeast New Mexico. Here's what he heard and said. Democrat Lt. Gov candidate Maggie Toulouse Oliver drops out of race. What's next?  Sen. Peter Wirth announced that he won't run again and won't stand for Senate Majority Leader in 2027. Paul has thoughts. UNM's Law School dean is under fire for lack of diversity. Paul believes the dean's opponents should join him in opposing state spending for the Law School. The ABQ Journal talks to home builder and recent podcast guest Mackenzie Bishop about his plans to increase his business out of state.  New Mexico, time for a rebate on $850 million. This money would provide for a $1,000 rebate per filed tax return. LFC: New Mexico SNAP program rife with fraud and abuse. The state's SNAP payment error rate has climbed to 16.6 percent, the fifth highest in the country. As a result, New Mexico could face up to $173 million annually in federal cost-sharing penalties.