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Hard work, faith shape Sowards’ vision for America (2)
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Greg Sowards is a hard worker and a man of faith who has never been afraid to take on the establishment or forge his own path.
Climate havoc crosses borders (7)
Severe drought threatens New Mexico and neighboring Chihuahua, Mexico. To make matters worse, unseasonal storms hit both states last week and wreaked havoc on crops in Chihuahua.
Difficult childhood drove Wilson to seek a better life (8)
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Heather Wilson’s story includes many wonderful moments and people, but it’s also colored by the death of her father when she was 6 years old and her mother’s later marriage to an alcoholic.
King broke campaign reporting law, FEC says (6)
Attorney General Gary King’s unsuccessful 2002 campaign for Congress broke federal law and FEC rules by using an electronic signature of a one-time campaign treasurer on finance reports that treasurer didn’t review.
Spears-Woods race colored by controversy (8)
The governor has offended some with her backing of Angie Spears in the GOP Senate District 7 primary race. Meanwhile, Pat Woods’ statements about campaign contributions and lobbying raise ethical questions about his prior activities in Santa Fe.
Legislative hopefuls named in Sunland audit (3)
The special audit of Sunland Park released Monday includes findings related to Andrew Moralez and Joseph Cervantes. Both say they were trying to clean up the government in the scandal-plagued city.
State suspends two Sunland Park officials (1)
Following the release of an eagerly awaited special audit, the state suspended two city officials today and assumed control of their duties; meanwhile, the city council opted once again to postpone the appointment of a new mayor.
Sunland Park cancels tonight’s meeting (0)
UPDATED: Sunland Park’s City Council has cancelled tonight’s meeting at which it was scheduled to appoint a new mayor. Check back later for more information.
Police probe alleged beating over political signs (0)
Police in Taos are investigating the alleged beating of a man that followed a dispute about the placement of signs directing people to a campaign event for Eighth Judicial District Judge candidate Ernestina Cruz.
Lujan-Steinborn race offers choices in style, substance (6)
The difference between Antonio Lujan and Jeff Steinborn lies in their life experience, personality and political style.
Gov’t experience an issue in Coss-Trujillo race (13)
David Coss views the dual roles of mayor and representative as complementary. Carl Trujillo says people have complained to him about Coss trying to do two jobs, and one political science professor says it would be ‘fundamentally problematic.’
Once a college dropout, Balderas found success (39)
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Hector Balderas was a college dropout working on an assembly line at 21. Like so many others who find their way out of poverty, his story is filled with people who challenged him and gave him hope for a better life.
In hunting, Heinrich’s views find cohesion (8)
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Martin Heinrich makes time – as recently as this weekend – to hunt to provide healthy meat for his family. It’s in that action that many of his views find cohesion.
Scrutiny of Chávez’s relationship with indicted woman continues (3)
Public records reveal that 1st Congressional District candidate Marty Chávez spent lots of time with a woman indicted in a hospital-embezzlement case during years in which she was allegedly committing those crimes.
Chaotic meeting doesn’t end with new Sunland Park mayor (4)
A chaotic, outdoor meeting that included shouting and shoving matches this evening ended without the Sunland Park City Council appointing a mayor, but the council did schedule another meeting for May 14 to take that action.
Read the document Segura cited to defend tenure (1)
Earlier this week, former Sunland Park Mayor Jesus “Ruben” Segura referred to a city document that took issue with a damning 2003 special audit.
5/18/12 • For New Mexicans who care about the environment and clean energy, Eric Griego is the one Democrat who can be counted on to fight for these issues.
5/18/12 • There are plenty of nature-centric places in New Mexico to preserve, but not to exclude human entry. Preserve the nature-centric areas of New Mexico for all Americans but make sure all Americans can enjoy those areas.
5/16/12 • The N.M. Coalition Against Domestic Violence opposes any amendment, bill or substitution to the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act that will weaken or eliminate provisions to protect Native American, LGBT and immigrant communities.
5/15/12 • I’ve made Wall Street accountability a core issue in my Democratic primary against two more conservative opponents in New Mexico’s First Congressional District.
5/12/12 • As we honor mothers, I hope we stop and think about mothers and all women in Afghanistan. We must support a peace-building transition strategy that emphasizes the roles and rights of women.