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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. Continue Reading
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. Continue Reading
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. Continue Reading
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. Continue Reading
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. Continue Reading
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. Continue Reading
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Hector Balderas was a college dropout working on an assembly line at 21. Continue Reading
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. Continue Reading
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. Continue Reading
Until reform gives third-party candidates a chance to become viable, perhaps spoilers are our best hope of keeping the two-party system in check. Continue Reading
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. Continue Reading
Earlier this week, former Sunland Park Mayor Jesus “Ruben” Segura referred to a city document that took issue with a damning 2003 special audit. Continue Reading
VIDEO: You can now watch video of the April 28 1st Congressional District Democratic candidate forum here. Continue Reading
The Sunland Park City Council will try again today to pick a new mayor and comply with the Open Meetings Act. Continue Reading
Fatah Hafassa lived in Las Cruces for 12 years and still owns International Delights Cafe. Now he’s seeking to represent what may be one of the largest legislative districts in any government in the world. Continue Reading