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While Mexican and U.S. officials discuss drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán’s extradition, some wonder if a surge in cartel violence along the Texas-Mexico border could follow. Continue Reading
Groups that complain about “dark money” in politics may need to look into the darkness that shrouds their own pots of money. Continue Reading
New legislation would permit our judges to protect New Mexicans against dangerous defendants without sacrificing the rights of non-dangerous defendants. Continue Reading
A legislative race that’s expected to one of the top contests in the state this year began to take shape Thursday when Las Cruces City Councilor Ceil Levatino announced she will attempt to unseat State Sen. Bill Soules. Continue Reading
Topics included compliance with the federal REAL ID Act and driver’s licenses for immigrants without legal status, ethics and campaign finance reform, economic development, and Spaceport America. Continue Reading
How can stewardship not be part of decision-making in the appropriation of nearly 600 million tax dollars? Continue Reading
Perhaps it’s not surprising that NMPolitics.net readers had widely differing reactions to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address — and U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich’s response. Continue Reading
I am hopeful that both parties can come together and set aside their political differences to find the sensible and commonsense solutions that the American people deserve and expect. Continue Reading
Spending by independent, conservative groups on the Nov. 3 Las Cruces election was even greater than previously known – more than $155,000 from four different political action committees. The candidates they backed all lost. Continue Reading
White Sands Missile Range announced Monday that it will no longer consider a New Mexico driver’s license a valid form of identification to get visitors onto the base. Continue Reading
In truth, people have the right to hate guns. It’s hard to blame them sometimes when all they know is the nightly crime report and some NRA guy pontificating about the Constitution. Continue Reading
The Texas governor called on his fellow provincial leaders to assemble for a constitutional convention that would, as he sees it, empower the state governments and constrain the federal government. Continue Reading
Two potentially sweeping Supreme Court cases set the stage for a seismic shift in the battle over abortion and contraception. Continue Reading
I will never give up hope that New Mexico can catapult itself to the top of the lists on which we are currently at the bottom. Continue Reading
New Mexico finally understands that it must create a two-tier licensure system for drivers. I hope the U.S. Department of Homeland Security respects our state’s voters enough to give their elected officials one last chance to fix this mess. Continue Reading