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Though House Democrats voted Saturday to nominate Rep. Ben Luján to continue serving as speaker, there’s still a chance some Democrats and Republicans will band together to overthrow him in January.
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The House Democratic caucus nominated Rep. Ben Luján of Nambé today to continue serving as speaker. Continue Reading
There’s lots of talk about whether U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., is going to seek another term in 2012, but his spokeswoman says he’s not likely to make an announcement until late winter – probably in March. Continue Reading
State Sen. John Sapien is apologizing for using state government e-mail to promote the charitable giving of his insurance agency. Continue Reading
A news release sent out Thursday by the New Mexico Senate office was blatantly inappropriate because it promoted the charitable giving of a state senator’s insurance agency. Continue Reading
In a further sign of her rising national star power, Gov.-elect Susana Martinez was chosen by her Republican peers on Thursday to be on the Republican Governors Association’s leadership team. Continue Reading
Heath Haussamen was on the Las Cruces-based talk radio show News New Mexico this morning to discuss politics with Jim Spence and Michael Swickard. Click on the headline to listen. Continue Reading
There’s outrage over a proposal that would require public education employees in New Mexico to pay more into their retirement funds and potentially work longer before they can retire. Continue Reading
A bipartisan group co-led by former U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici is proposing a 6.5 percent national sales tax to help deal with America’s debt and deficit. Continue Reading
The entire staff of The New Mexico Independent was laid off today and the site is largely shutting down because of a lack of funding. Continue Reading
Two features in the Sunday edition of the New York Times point to the dramatically perilous future we might face if we don’t start seriously addressing the challenges before us. Continue Reading
Gov.-elect Susana Martinez said repeatedly on the campaign trail that she opposed any cuts to education and Medicaid. Faced with a dramatically larger budget deficit than previously predicted, she instead talked on Friday about protecting “classroom spending” and “basic health care for those most in need.” Continue Reading
District Judge Jerald A. Valentine is retiring on Jan. 1, and Gov.-elect Susana Martinez will get to appoint his replacement. Continue Reading
There are now two Democratic House members exploring the possibility of forming coalitions with Republicans to unseat Speaker Ben Luján, and Luján has also reached out to Republicans in an attempt to shore up support. Continue Reading
House Republicans decided this morning to keep Tom Taylor as their leader. Continue Reading