State Rep. Stefani Lord (R-Sandia Park) has introduced a bill to get rid of gun background checks.

Would this apply to those convicted of felony necrophilia?

Former BernCo Sheriff Manny Gonzales says he’s switched political teams and will challenge Sen. Martin Heinrich. 

No word on whether the Dong Copter is running or what its political affiliation is. 

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez “rebranded” his office to the New Mexico Department of Justice.

If we’re all just picking new names, we’d like to be called The New York Times

The state is considering options to straighten the I-25 “S-curve” near Avenida Cesar Chavez.

The “S,” of course stands for the expletive most often yelled when driving through. 

Albuquerque Public Schools is getting closer to pinning down a new superintendent.

If we’ve learned anything from film, it’s that the perfect superintendent will descend from the skies with an umbrella. 

The ABQ City Council will consider extra funding to clean up and dispose of human feces around town. 

It definitely wouldn’t be the first shitty piece of legislation to come from them. 

Fruit Stripe Gum pulled off the market after 54 years. 

Yipes the Fruit Stripe Zebra reunited with former rival Bazooka Joe in candy mascot heaven. M&Ms and Sour Patch Kids eye one another nervously.

An AI program generated a comedy special from the late, great George Carlin. 

That’s it folks, pack it up, the internet’s done. 

Scientists say dinosaur remains found at Elephant Butte belong to the “cousin” of T. Rex. 

Oh, sure, but when we lost our cousin at the Butte, we were being “irresponsible.”

City Council President Dan Lewis was hired as executive director of the Asphalt Pavement Association of New Mexico just after leading the charge against new air quality rules. 

We wonder if there was a card attached that said, “Thank you for being a friend.”

This story is a staff report from The Paper.