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In 2010, Attorney General Gary King’s office recovered 53 cents for every $1 it spent to fight Medicaid fraud, the Albuquerque Journal is reporting. Only Alaska had a worse record than New Mexico. Continue Reading
Former Las Cruces City Council candidate Ryan Dailey has pleaded guilty to a drunken driving charge in Virginia; he says he plans to fight a similar charge in Las Cruces and will run for city council again in four years. Continue Reading
A report the secretary of state sent to lawmakers Thursday claims that her office has found 105 registered voters who may not be U.S. citizens, and 19 of them have cast ballots in New Mexico elections. Continue Reading
A federal grand jury is investigating potential “financial irregularities” related to former Gov. Bill Richardson’s unsuccessful 2008 presidential campaign, the Albuquerque Journal is reporting. Continue Reading
AUDIO: Heath Haussamen was on the radio program New Mexico News and Views on Tuesday to talk about Gov. Susana Martinez, the 2012 presidential race, the Occupy movement, and more. Click on the headline to listen. Continue Reading
The Internet makes democracy possible in a way the world has never before seen. The challenge for movements like the Tea Party and Occupy is to rise above division and work together to change the world. Continue Reading
AUDIO: Heath Haussamen was on the statewide radio program News New Mexico earlier today to talk about education, paying legislators, the Occupy movement and more. Click on the headline to listen. Continue Reading
Gov. Susana Martinez is in Chihuahua to attend events commemorating the start of the Mexican Revolution, including the honoring of her great-grandfather, who’s credited with firing the revolt’s first shot. Continue Reading
I authored a commentary in September arguing that we need to pay our state legislators; newspaper articles published this weekend may indicate that such an idea is gaining momentum. Continue Reading
It wasn’t even close. In a resounding manner, voters in Las Cruces endorsed the work of incumbents who were up for re-election on Tuesday. Continue Reading
LIVEBLOG ARCHIVE: Incumbents including Las Cruces Mayor Ken Miyagishima won re-election tonight, and Gregory Z. Smith won the open District 2 seat on the City Council. Read more from the archive of NMPolitics.net’s election night liveblog by clicking on the headline. Continue Reading
There appears to be a steady stream of voters casting ballots at polling places all over Las Cruces in today’s municipal election. Continue Reading
After months of investigating, Secretary of State Dianna Duran has notified the attorney general that her office has identified at least two foreign nationals who were illegally registered to vote, but she says neither appears to have intentionally committed a crime. Continue Reading
It’s Election Day in Las Cruces, and NMPolitics.net will liveblog the results beginning at 7 p.m. Check back throughout the day for updates and join the liveblog this evening. Continue Reading
A retired U.S. Army sergeant has joined the Republican primary for New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District seat. Continue Reading