The platform of Mark Charles 2020

As the 2020 presidential election ramps up, independent candidates are tossing their hats into the ring. One of those is Mark Charles.

Charles identifies himself as a dual citizen of the United States and the Navajo Nation who is running as a candidate with one major goal in mind.

“I want to build a nation where ‘We the People’ means all the people,” Charles told the Sun Aug. 12. “To make that happen, we have to address the foundations of our country.”

BACKGROUND

Charles was born in Gallup and attended Rehoboth Christian School, where he graduated in 1989 before moving to study at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he...

The Sun reported the McKinley County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution related to the annual joint agreement with the City of Gallup for use of the Liquor Excise Tax funds during its Aug. 4 meeting.

The other party in that agreement had its own discussion of the LET during the Gallup City Council’s Aug. 11 meeting.

The city’s resolution, similar to the county’s resolution, allows for the allocation and distribution of LET revenue for Fiscal Year 2021. The item was read by City Attorney Curtis Hayes.

“This is the local Liquor Excise Tax that is only collected in Gallup and McKinley County. We’re the only county in the state allowed to have this tax,” Hayes...

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham will speak at the unusual Democratic National Convention next week, where former Vice President Joe Biden will formally accept the Democratic nomination.

Lujan Grisham is one of the list of speakers announced, and will speak on Aug. 19, the same night as Biden’s vice presidential nominee.

Lujan Grisham was on the short-list of vice presidential candidates, but said in recent weeks that she hadn’t had recent conversations with the Biden campaign. Biden committed early in the process to nominating a woman to be his running mate.

The convention will be held online this year, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Originally, the Democratic Party had planned to...

State focuses on ways to help New Mexico families

SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and the New Mexico Human Services Department are celebrating August as Child Support Awareness Month, recognizing and saluting all New Mexico parents who support their children and encouraging those who have difficulty meeting or are failing to meet their child support obligations, to reach out for assistance.

“The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way state government serves its constituents, but we remain as vigilant as ever even with less face-to-face interaction in the areas of family and child welfare,” Lujan Grisham said. “New Mexico is committed to delivering solutions that support...