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Eric Griego established himself as the frontrunner in the Democratic 1st Congressional District primary at this weekend’s preprimary nominating convention. Martin Heinrich kept his frontrunner status in the Senate race, but Hector Balderas did better than many expected. Continue Reading
Rep. David Chavez is the tenth state House member to announce he won’t seek re-election this year. Continue Reading
VIDEO: Retiring state Sens. Mark Boitano and Dede Feldman reflected this week on their efforts to pass ethics and transparency legislation during their tenures and other topics during an interview with New Mexico In Focus. Click on the headline to watch. Continue Reading
The Elephant Butte Irrigation District says Attorney General Gary King appears to have a “sinister” motive for a lawsuit that seeks to void an agreement dividing water between Southern New Mexico and El Paso. Continue Reading
If Gov. Susana Martinez is successful in remaking the Legislature in this year’s election, so be it. If not, she needs to change her tone – and let’s hope there will still be some lawmakers around who are interested in working with her. Continue Reading
The Senate president pro tem has inappropriately used government resources to campaign twice in the last week. I wish the Legislature and governor would wake up to the fact that an independent ethics board is needed to address such conduct. Continue Reading
Rhonda King is the ninth House member to announce she won’t seek re-election this year, and, because of redistricting, another two House members won’t be back in that chamber in 2013. Continue Reading
The election of a mayor in Sunland Park who faces extortion charges complicates an already messy situation in which seven city officials have been charged and at least four fraudulent votes by Texans have been disqualified. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Despite facing felony extortion charges, Daniel Salinas won Sunland Park’s mayoral race this evening. Read about that and more from the state’s municipal elections in NMPolitics.net’s liveblog archive by clicking on the headline. Continue Reading
UPDATED: A former Sunland Park city councilor and a current city employee were charged today in the alleged voter-fraud scheme that has rocked the town. Continue Reading
Senate President Pro Tem Tim Jennings apparently doesn’t understand that using government resources to campaign is never appropriate. Continue Reading
N.M. State Police officers are out in force in Sunland Park during today’s election to investigate, provide protection for state officials and reassure residents that they can safely vote. Continue Reading
Polls are open until 7 p.m. in many New Mexico cities for local elections. Here are some links for more info. Continue Reading
NMPolitics.net will liveblog news and results from the Sunland Park municipal election and others around the state beginning at 6:45 p.m. Join us! Continue Reading
VIDEO: A controversial pastor who doesn’t believe President Barack Obama is a natural-born U.S. citizen has come to the defense of a Clovis mayoral candidate involved in his movement. Continue Reading