[Bernard]

This article is a new low for reporting. Normally about 4-10 paragraphs into the story, the reporter will identify the bad person's political affiliation, but all I could find was, "Her decision was supported by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and Democratic leaders in the Statehouse. "

Or maybe it's so obvious that it doesn't need to be mentioned?

[KevinB]

The second paragraph begins, “The Democratic state lawmaker has “unequivocally” denied the allegations ...”

[Svartalfiar]

Or maybe it's so obvious that it doesn't need to be mentioned?

You don't even need to read down to the second paragraph.. Fourth world in the title of the article:

New Mexico state Dem leader