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Congress is considering legislation that could be used to place hurdles in front of people’s First Amendment rights. While protecting intellectual property rights is a worthy goal, this legislation is not the way to do it. Continue Reading
“An era is about to end,” The Santa Fe New Mexican wrote about House Speaker Ben Luján’s announcement on Tuesday that he has stage 4 lung cancer and won’t seek re-election. Continue Reading
VIDEO: You can watch the speeches given on the opening day of the 2012 legislative session by clicking on the headline. Continue Reading
Click on the headline to read the full text of Gov. Susana Martinez’s state of the state address as prepared for delivery. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Ben Luján, who has served as speaker of the N.M. House of Representatives for more than a decade, is battling cancer and is severely weakened. His plans for the rest of the session aren’t immediately clear, but he won’t seek re-election later this year. Continue Reading
UPDATED: NMPolitics.net’s liveblog of the opening day of the 2012 legislative session included discussion about House Speaker Ben Lujan’s announcement that he is battling cancer and Gov. Susana Martinez’s state of the state address. Click on the headline to read the archive. Continue Reading
Click on the headline to watch Gov. Susana Martinez’s state of the state address live. Her office estimates that it will start around 12:30 p.m. today. Continue Reading
AUDIO: Heath Haussamen was on the radio program New Mexico News and Views this afternoon to talk about new developments related to the Downs at Albuquerque deal, the 2012 election and the upcoming session of the Legislature. Click on the headline to listen. Continue Reading
Gov. Susana Martinez will allow lawmakers to consider bills related to fixing New Mexico’s Campaign Reporting Act during the session that begins next week. Continue Reading
A Senate redistricting compromise announced Wednesday allows Democrats and Republicans to claim victory. But why does the plan leave more Republicans in Democratic Sen. Steve Fischmann’s district than even GOP Gov. Susana Martinez proposed? Continue Reading
Little-known William S. English of Alamogordo announced today that he’s dropping his bid to replace the retiring Jeff Bingaman in the U.S. Senate and endorsing Greg Sowards. Continue Reading
UPDATED: There are municipal elections in a number of New Mexico communities on March 6, including four of five incorporated cities in Doña Ana County. Continue Reading
Seasoned journalist Gwyneth Doland will serve as a legislative correspondent for NMPolitics.net during the upcoming session of the New Mexico Legislature. Continue Reading
House Majority Whip Sheryl Williams Stapleton’s recent racial slur directed at Gov. Susana Martinez is disappointing, but so is the political and journalistic gotcha game that has resulted. Continue Reading
AUDIO: Heath Haussamen was on the statewide radio program News New Mexico earlier today to talk about the Republican presidential primary, U.S. Senate candidate Hector Balderas, the road being built to Spaceport America and more. Click on the headline to listen. Continue Reading