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Alamogordo Daily Digest Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Ty McDuffey

16 Jun 2026 — 1 min read

Ty's Take

The Barela case is done now, and that's probably the right outcome, but it leaves a question that won't quit: how did we get to a place where a sitting official ends up fighting the state all the way to the Supreme Court and still loses? These things don't happen in a vacuum—they happen because somebody saw a problem and decided it mattered enough to push it, and somebody else decided it didn't. What we're left with is a town that's been through the wringer on this one, a decision that's final, and the harder work of figuring out what happens next and whether the systems we count on are actually working the way they're supposed to.

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Supreme Court denies appeal of Barela ouster

New Mexico's Supreme Court has upheld a lower court ruling that removes Amy Barela from her position as chair of the state Republican Party. The decision, issued June 10, follows a legal challenge from the 13th District regarding her leadership.

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