Daniel Chacón
Reporter at Santa Fe New Mexican
State government reporter at The Santa Fe New Mexican. Puro norteño who is a farm boy at heart.
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santafenewmexican.com | Daniel Chacon |Daniel Chacón
Upon hearing about the shootings of two Democratic Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses over the weekend, House Speaker Javier Martínez jumped into action. He called the Legislative Council Service director and asked her to immediately delete lawmakers' home addresses from the official website of the state Legislature. Martínez said he had his home address removed a few years ago after his home was shot at.
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santafenewmexican.com | Daniel Chacon |Daniel Chacón
Employees of the New Mexico State Investment Council saw more money in their most recent paychecks under a new pay plan the agency's governing body approved in March. But the raise for the agency's second in command, longtime Chief Investment Officer Robert "Vince" Smith, dwarfed the rest. Smith, already the agency's highest-paid employee, received a 39% increase, boosting his annual salary from $314,814 a year to $437,000 — or nearly $123,000 more annually.
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santafenewmexican.com | Daniel Chacon |Daniel Chacón
A lawsuit that seeks to shed more light on a health coverage expansion program that would serve undocumented immigrants and other New Mexico residents who are otherwise considered uninsurable survived a legal challenge Tuesday. Second Judicial District Judge Daniel Ramczyk denied a motion to dismiss the lawsuit, which alleges the board of the New Mexico Medical Insurance Pool violated the state's Open Meetings Act and Inspection of Public Records Act.
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ktep.org | Daniel Chacon |Daniel Chacón |Will Rose
In this wide-ranging conversation, host Daniel Chacón speaks with poet Matt Sedillo— called “America’s greatest political poet”—about his poetic mission, international travels, and deep commitment to social justice. Sedillo reflects on the legacy of revolutionary poets like Roque Dalton and Pablo Neruda, and shares his experiences participating in international poetry festivals, including a recent trip to Cuba where he read a poem to Olympic gold medalist Mijaín López.
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santafenewmexican.com | Daniel Chacon |Daniel Chacón
Team Deb is now a team member short. Longtime political consultant Scott Forrester has stepped aways from his role as Democratic gubernatorial candidate Deb Haaland's campaign manager. But who broke up with whom and why remains a closely guarded secret. Neither the campaign nor Forrester would explain why the pair parted ways or comment on a report by political blogger Joe Monahan, who broke the story about the breakup.
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Getting reading to go on a Black Hawk helicopter ride with the New Mexico National Guard. https://t.co/V7X4tXhaoc
New Mexico’s senior senator — @SenatorHeinrich — reacts to the removal of Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla of California from a news conference with Homeland Security @Sec_Noem.
Santa Fe may be one of the most liberal cities in New Mexico, if not the nation. But later this month, it'll play host to some of the most high-profile names of the MAGA movement during the annual meeting of the @westgov. https://t.co/ez1aPb2mtp #nmpol #MAGA