Johnson may make N.M. more difficult for Romney
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Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson “takes New Mexico off the table for Mitt Romney,” one Democratic strategist is asserting in a new article by Politico. Continue Reading
Pirtle wins GOP Senate primary by razor-thin margin
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Cliff Pirtle has defeated Chad Hamill in the GOP primary and won the right to take on Senate President Pro Tem Tim Jennings in November, Capitol Report New Mexico is reporting. Continue Reading
Personal e-mail issue begs for clarity
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Whether personal e-mail accounts should be used for public business and whether such e-mails are public record are issues that beg for clarity. I’d accept a legislative solution or, if anyone wants to take this issue to court, a judicial solution. Continue Reading
Article examines legislators’ personal e-mail use
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The Santa Fe Reporter is out with a new article that examines the debate over whether e-mails sent to and from state legislators’ personal e-mail accounts that discuss public business are public record. Continue Reading
Legislators should use public e-mail accounts
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Public e-mail accounts are undoubtedly subject to the state’s Inspection of Public Records Act. Continue Reading
Testimony implicates Richardson in pay-to-play scheme
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Newly released testimony from an unrelated case implicates former Gov. Bill Richardson in pay to play in the awarding of a lucrative state contract to CDR Financial Products. Continue Reading
Sunland Park looks to close budget gap
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The City of Sunland Park, which has been plagued by scandal, is making some tough fiscal decisions after being faced with the choice of doing it themselves or having the state do it for them. Continue Reading
Lawyer’s tenure on sunshine group board needs to end
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Pat Rogers has spent much of his legal career fighting for government transparency, but his recent actions helped create the appearance that the Martinez administration’s controversial contract with the Downs at Albuquerque was an insider deal. Continue Reading
Martinez likes parts of health-care law
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Gov. Susana Martinez complained about the individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act but told reporters other provisions in the law are important for ‘taking care of that very needy population.’ She said she wants to keep the law in its entirety – or at least parts of it. Continue Reading
E-mail mess looks a lot like Richardson scandals
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Susana Martinez promised to do things differently. Continue Reading
Guv’s spokesman: E-mails were ‘illegally obtained’
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The governor’s spokesman says the FBI is investigating the theft of the e-mails that resulted in their public release. Continue Reading
Officials find seven unlawful ballots cast in Sunland election
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Officials have thus far identified seven illegitimate ballots cast in Sunland Park’s March 6 municipal elections, the Las Cruces Sun-News is reporting. Continue Reading
GOP Senate candidate slams Martinez
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Republican state Senate candidate Aubrey L. Dunn Jr. is blasting Gov. Susana Martinez after a political group with ties to the governor sent mailers in the June primary supporting the incumbent Democrat Dunn will face in November. Continue Reading
NM leaders: Feds need to reform immigration system
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The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Arizona’s immigration law won’t mean much for policy in New Mexico, according to the Albuquerque Journal. In the meantime, most members of the state’s delegation in D.C. and the governor said the ruling points to the need for federal immigration reform. Continue Reading
Behind border and immigration debates are real people
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My recent visit to a community cut in half by the U.S.-Mexico border served as a reminder that, despite our efforts at border “security,” we’re still connected – and that, when we debate immigration and border issues, we’re talking about real people. Continue Reading