NM known as ‘dull,’ ‘close to Arizona’
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New Mexico, the so-called Land of Enchantment, has a branding problem, the Wall Street Journal is reporting. Continue Reading
Funeral donation proves need for reform in Cruces
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Former Las Cruces Mayor Bill Mattiace’s donation of campaign funds to help pay for a funeral demonstrates the need for campaign finance and other ethics reform in city government. It’s time for action. Continue Reading
Article explores school district’s racial, religious tensions
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An in-depth article published Sunday by the Farmington Daily Times explores the racial and religious turmoil behind division in the Central Consolidated School District in the northwest corner of the state. Continue Reading
Former Cruces mayor donated campaign funds to pay for funeral
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Former Las Cruces Mayor Bill Mattiace donated $10,000 from his campaign account to help pay for the funeral of his sister-in-law’s husband, the Las Cruces Sun-News is reporting. Continue Reading
Judge puts parts of contribution-limits law on hold
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A judge has issued a preliminary injunction against enforcement of state limits on financial contributions to be used in federal campaigns and for independent expenditures in state races. Continue Reading
For New Mexico, the possibilities are endless
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We have so many problems in New Mexico, but we also have so much potential. Here’s to hoping that, during our 200th year of statehood, we look back at the time when New Mexico was near the bottom of every positive list as a thing of the past. Continue Reading
Defendant’s grandmother convicted of assaulting reporter
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A Kingston woman was convicted Wednesday of assaulting Las Cruces Sun-News reporter Ashley Meeks outside a hearing at the federal courthouse in a case involving her grandson. Continue Reading
Iowa’s big winner – Rick Santorum
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Regardless of whether he ends up technically winning the Iowa caucuses, Rick Santorum is the big winner of the night. Continue Reading
Judge’s ruling means a more competitive N.M. House
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A judge’s decision to side with Gov. Susana Martinez in redistricting of state House seats is certainly a win for Republicans, but it’s arguably more significant as a loss for Democrats. Continue Reading
NMPolitics.net’s most-read stories of 2011
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Interested in knowing which articles published on this site in 2011 had the most reads? Here’s the list of the 10 most-read articles. Continue Reading
NM’s top 10 political stories of 2011
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U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman’s announcement that he’s retiring tops the list, but 2011 will also be remembered for lots of scandal and corruption, some interesting dynamics in the Roundhouse, and the rise of the Occupy movement. Continue Reading
These nonprofits need your help
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I’ve been meaning for awhile to urge you all to donate to a cause you deem worthy during this holiday season, if you can afford it. Here are a few of my favorite New Mexico charities and nonprofits. Continue Reading
Meaning of Block’s e-mails to PRC chief of staff is ‘murky’
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If what former Public Regulation Commissioner Jerome Block Jr. told a television reporter is to be believed, e-mails Block sent to the PRC chief of staff and another employee in the months before his resignation may have related to drug activity. Continue Reading
Trade publication features NMPolitics.net
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A journalistic trade publication has featured NMPolitics.net as part of its “News Frontier Database,” which reports on “the digital news terrain.” Continue Reading
Pearce: Detainment provisions support prior court ruling
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In response to a commentary Heath Haussamen wrote Tuesday about provisions in the defense funding bill some say would allow the detainment of Americans without due process rights, a spokeswoman for U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce, R-N.M., says the bill’s language “dovetails” with a prior U.S. Supreme Court ruling on indefinite detainment. Continue Reading