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Crib Sheet: October 10th, 2017

Crib Sheet: October 10th, 2017

“There’s hope. I think there’s a light at the end of the tunnel, but it’s maybe not as bright as we’d like it to be.” – State Representative Larry Larrañaga, on the state’s budget woes. The Albuquerque Journal took a look at the state’s volatile operating budget over the last nine years.

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  • Last Tuesday’s mayoral election in Albuquerque in which Democratic State Auditor Tim Keller won 39 percent of the vote was celebrated by the group Our Revolution, which supported his campaign. The progressive organization was built by Senator Bernie Sanders after the 2016 Presidential election and is known for its ground game prowess.
  • Twitter banned an ad by Tennessee Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn for violating the company’s ad policies. The company specifically said that her mention of the phrase “stopped the sale of baby body parts” was the reason her ad was suspended.
  • Google, Facebook, and Twitter are in the crosshairs of government regulators more than ever before.
  • The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee on Thursday launched a six-figure bilingual national TV and radio campaign that goes after Speaker Paul Ryan and “establishment Republicans” on healthcare, and notably President Trump is not mentioned. New Mexico Congressman Ben Ray Luján is the current chair of the DCCC.
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