Krahling isn’t sure he’s running for clerk
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Scott Krahling has suspended his campaign and says he doesn’t know whether he’s still a candidate for Doña Ana County clerk. Continue Reading
Remembering Magna Carta and the legacy of progress
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Those who seek to hold on to current or outdated laws or interpretations of laws fail to see the long-term arc of historical progress. Continue Reading
Concern about clerk’s office arrests, but not a loss of trust
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Several said they’re troubled by the alleged crimes but haven’t lost trust in the clerk or the integrity of elections in Doña Ana County. Continue Reading
School district budget crisis didn’t sneak up on anyone
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Furloughs and program cuts are tried and true ways to reduce budget lines, but they don’t exactly inspire confidence in school staff and in the community as a whole. Continue Reading
The ‘Water Witch:’ Pat Mulroy preached conservation while backing growth in Las Vegas
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Today Las Vegas is on the brink of a new building binge, and Mulroy remains uncompromisingly bullish. Water can be found, she says. Continue Reading
Q&A: GOP chair says promise of reform resonates with voters
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Debbie Maestas says Republicans won the New Mexico House in 2014 because “people are tired of Democrats protecting the status quo” and the GOP is focused on reform. Continue Reading
Las Crucens, take our municipal election survey
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Hey, Las Crucens! NMPolitics.net, along with the Las Cruces Sun-News and KRWG Public Media, want your help with our coverage of the Nov. 3 Las Cruces municipal election. Continue Reading
Session deal violated spirit of sunshine law, advocate says
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Lawmakers were celebrating quick passage of capital outlay and tax-incentive bills on Monday, but the head of a transparency group said their actions violated at least the spirit of the state’s Open Meetings Act. Continue Reading
Kansas could have learned from NM to avoid economic tornado
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Looking at New Mexico might have taught Kansas that a state can’t will new jobs into being simply by cutting income taxes. Continue Reading
Some are glad for session deal; others want more sunshine
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Some New Mexicans say they’re glad lawmakers and the governor negotiated a deal behind closed doors that led to today’s special session. Others are concerned about a lack of transparency. Continue Reading
Confessions of a Sound Off! editor
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I and the majority of the editorial board believe that what Sound Off! brings — a chance for people to air grievances, to take government to task, to opine on issues like increasing the minimum wage, the sales tax or the recall of city officials — outweighs the column’s shortcomings. Continue Reading
Holy Crop: How federal dollars are financing the water crisis in the West
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The federal subsidies that prop up cotton farming in Arizona are just one of myriad ways policymakers have refused, or been slow to reshape, laws to reflect the West’s changing circumstances. Continue Reading
Clerk’s Office is committed to making this right
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The trust of the community in their public servants is a sacred commodity, and it has been shaken hard by recent events in our office. Continue Reading
Guv, legislative leaders reach deal on special session
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The governor and several Democratic and Republican legislative leaders announced Wednesday evening that they’d reached an agreement to hold a special session, probably on Monday. Continue Reading
Santa Fe radio station talks with NMPolitics.net
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I spoke with Richard Eeds of KVSF 101.5-FM in Santa Fe on Wednesday about NMPolitics.net’s return. Click on the headline to listen. Continue Reading