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Like Christie, Martinez appointed gay man to office (2)
Neither the governor nor Public Regulation Commissioner Doug Howe make an issue of the fact that Howe is gay. Both focus instead on the task at hand – bringing more professionalism and expertise to a scandal-plagued agency.
Doland to lead open government foundation (2)
1/27/12 •
Gwyneth Doland, who is currently covering the Roundhouse for NMPolitics.net, will take over as the executive director of the N.M. Foundation for Open Government next month.
Committee rejects Nuñez bill, passes substitute (4)
1/26/12 •
UPDATED: On a 5-4, party-line vote, the House Labor and Human Resources Committee rejected Rep. Andy Nuñez’s bill that would repeal a law that allows undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses this afternoon, passing instead a committee substitute that would amend the law in an attempt to address its flaws. Click on the headline to read NMPolitics.net’s liveblog archive of the hearing.
Lawmakers offer competing plans to reduce tax ‘pyramiding’ (0)
1/26/12 •
Gov. Susana Martinez on Wednesday endorsed a plan by Rep. David Doyle that would give the construction industry a break on gross receipts taxes. Meanwhile, Sen. Steve Fischmann proposes eliminating the tax on all business services, but his bill includes other proposals to pay for it.
License debate will likely be another train wreck (10)
1/26/12 •
Most agree that policymakers need to address issues with the law allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses, but the governor and many Democrats are at odds over what to do. A victory by either side or a compromise appears to be unlikely again this year.
Join The New Mexican’s legislative liveblog (0)
1/25/12 •
The Santa Fe New Mexican is holding its weekly legislative lunchtime liveblog today beginning at noon. Join it by clicking on the headline.
NM responds to the State of the Union address (9)
1/25/12 •
VIDEO: Not surprisingly, responses from New Mexico officials and politicos to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address were divided along partisan lines.
Teen parents ask legislators to help them stay in school (2)
1/25/12 •
VIDEO: Dozens of teen parents gathered at the state capitol Tuesday to ask legislators to help improve graduation rates for pregnant and parenting teens. According to nationwide statistics, only 38 percent of teen moms graduate high school by the time they’re 22.
Roundhouse liveblog archive includes driver’s license rally (0)
1/24/12 •
UPDATED: Today’s liveblog from the Roundhouse included coverage of a massive rally by people opposed to the governor’s push to repeal the law that allows undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses. Click on the headline to read the archive.
Election, ethics reform still on session agenda (3)
1/24/12 •
UPDATED: Gov. Susana Martinez scaled back the agenda for the ongoing 30-day legislative session on Monday, but election reform and various ethics-related proposals remain.
Correras ‘run the governor,’ adviser claimed about Richardson (2)
1/23/12 •
“To think that Anthony (Correra) and Marc (Correra) don’t have a stranglehold over this thing is crazy. Because the governor runs this sh*t and they run the governor.” That’s what New Mexico’s investment adviser, Saul Meyer, said to his company’s partners in 2006 when talking about how things work in New Mexico.
Guv to scale back session agenda (1)
1/23/12 •
After receiving criticism from some Democratic legislative leaders that she put too much on their plate for the 30-day session that’s in progress, the governor plans to scale back the scope of the session later today.
King returns part of $15K donation (3)
1/23/12 •
Attorney General Gary King has returned part of a $15,000 campaign contribution some said violated the state’s cap on the size of political donations.
Barela won’t run for CD1 seat (4)
1/21/12 •
State Economic Development Secretary Jon Barela, who ran unsuccessfully for the 1st Congressional District seat in Congress in 2010, won’t try again this year.
Montoya to challenge Luján in CD3 Dem primary (4)
1/20/12 •
Former Santa Fe County Commissioner Harry Montoya announced today that he’ll challenge U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján in the Democratic primary this year.
Nonprofits focus on taxes in new mailer (1)
1/20/12 •
With their right to lobby the Legislature backed by a federal appeals court, two nonprofits that fought with state officials over mailers they sent in 2008 are out with a new mailer pressuring the governor and lawmakers on various tax-related bills.
Several months? Try several years, AG King (3)
1/20/12 •
The Santa Fe New Mexican has discovered that, in spite of a prior statement from the Attorney General’s Office, an embezzlement investigation focused in part on the live-in girlfriend of a former Albuquerque mayor has been ongoing for more than three years.
Reform and accountability proposals stack up (6)
1/20/12 •
VIDEO: As NMPolitics.net reported last week, Gov. Susana Martinez has signaled that she will allow broad consideration of campaign finance reform issues. Since then she’s given her support to several government accountability proposals, but not to others.
1/27/12 • We all know we cannot spend without restraint much as we know that smoking is unhealthy. There will be final consequences.
1/26/12 • Rhode Island’s is not the only reform model in terms of specific policies, but it is a model for New Mexico in terms of political will and desire to preserve itself for future generations.
1/25/12 • Here's what my colleagues and friends in their 20s and 30s - of all professions, parties and persuasions - thought about the policy ideas in the State of the Union Address.
1/25/12 • We can continue the political soap opera over driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants or comprehensively tackle immigration issues impacting our daily lives. I’m sponsoring legislation that attempts to do the latter. I invite others to help me improve it.
1/24/12 • It’s time to close the tax loophole for out-of-state corporations and provide more transparency and accountability when it comes to tax “incentives.” Will we choose the priorities of Wall Street or Main Street?
1/23/12 • Grant County will forever be dealing with the legacy of mining. It is inexcusable that mining-impacted communities are not being fully compensated for the natural-resource damages that have occurred in their backyard because the Legislature spent the money elsewhere.
1/23/12 • To earn the public’s trust, Mitt Romney must demonstrate a commitment to openness. Between his efforts to keep records from his time as governor secret and his wishy-washy and flip-floppy statements on releasing tax returns, he hasn’t done it yet.