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Many former staffers at the Center for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington say Hillary Clinton ally David Brock has “defanged” the “prominent, nonpartisan watchdog group that helped lay groundwork for what’s become the Clinton email server scandal,” The Center for Public Integrity reported. Continue Reading
If there is a lesson to be learned from the behavioral health reorganization, it is to look behind hastily implemented changes that could affect broader access to health care. Continue Reading
The Secretary of State’s Office has finally given the formal go-ahead for implementation of a new law that will let some 17-year-olds vote in this year’s June primary elections in New Mexico. Continue Reading
So who is Great America PAC? The Federal Election Commission says it’s a hybrid super PAC. But didn’t Trump say he was opposed to super PACs? Continue Reading
The vote was close — 14-13 in favor of continuing to support Trump, according to an El Paso Times reporter’s tweet. Continue Reading
Most U.S. voters are Libertarian, former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson says, and the jaw-dropping 2016 presidential race may just help them realize that and vote for him. Continue Reading
On Tuesday, the agents will ask their local union to reject the national union’s endorsement. Continue Reading
My recent column prompted others to share their stories. Several expressed anxiety about the Border Patrol’s inland checkpoints. Others said the checkpoints are necessary. Continue Reading
The report on Fort Bayard Medical Center is a wake-up call for New Mexicans concerned about harsh or inhumane conditions for vulnerable people who could be our parents, our brothers and sisters, cousins or neighbors. Continue Reading
The Democratic presidential front-runner stands poised to bludgeon her general election opponent with Republicans’ favorite political superweapon: the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision, which earlier this decade launched a new era of unbridled fundraising. Continue Reading
New Mexico State University has to eliminate more than $10 million from its budget. Continue Reading
The director of Doña Ana County’s jail now faces only a misdemeanor charge and will return to work Monday after a grand jury declined to indict him Thursday on the last felony charge he faced. Continue Reading
An El Paso-based immigrant rights group could see its hopes for a municipal ID card dashed after leaders there determined that issuing the card could prompt immigration hardliners to label the town a sanctuary city. Continue Reading
After a decisive win over Donald Trump in Wisconsin, U.S. Sen Ted Cruz is now staring down a string of GOP presidential primaries in northeastern states that tend to be more moderate and friendlier to his two Republican rivals, billionaire Donald Trump and Ohio Gov. John Kasich. Continue Reading
But is it worth it to fight it in the moment? No. Their power in the moment is just words with threats of intimidation under the veil of justice. Continue Reading