King leads Chandler in two polls
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UPDATED: Attorney General Gary King has big leads over challenger Matt Chandler in two newly released polls of the race. Continue Reading
Guv candidates talk about changing the Constitution
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Diane Denish wants a new constitutional convention to consider revising the N.M. Constitution. Her GOP opponent, Susana Martinez, agrees with the sentiment behind creating a commission to tackle government inefficiency but says there’s a better way to combat corruption. Continue Reading
Martinez would keep the other state planes
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UPDATED: Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez has made a big deal about her plan to sell the state’s jet. But as The New Mexico Independent points out today, that doesn’t mean she’s going to sell the other state airplanes – or that she won’t use them – if she’s elected. Continue Reading
Salazar wants thorough probe of Herrera’s office
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A whistleblower whose lawyer has accused the attorney general of burying an investigation into allegations of wrongdoing against Secretary of State Mary Herrera says he doesn’t share his attorney’s sentiment and hopes that the back-and-forth that has ensued doesn’t distract from his allegations being thoroughly investigated. Continue Reading
Teague, Pearce spar over debate schedule
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Republican 2nd Congressional District candidate Steve Pearce has an answer to his debate challenge: Democrat Harry Teague won’t agree to 10 – or 18 – town-hall style debates across the district, but he will agree to two TV debates and is proposing his own series of radio debates on specific issues. Continue Reading
Journal polls reveal tight contests for guv, CD1, CD2
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New polls of the governor’s race and the 1st and 2nd congressional district contests suggest that the mood in New Mexico isn’t as bad for Democrats as many, including me, previously thought. The bottom line: All three races are still up in the air. Continue Reading
Democratic group’s ad unfairly attacks Martinez
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The Democratic Governors Association’s new ad accusing Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez of wasting taxpayer money on “special bonuses for insiders” doesn’t pass the smell test – and the DGA’s own fact sheet in support of its ad actually helps prove that the ad’s attack is unfair. Continue Reading
GOP accuses Denish of hypocrisy on vouchers
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Republicans are accusing Diane Denish of hypocrisy for attacking her opponent’s support of vouchers because Denish used to sit on the board of a foundation that has financially supported vouchers. But Denish says foundations must abide by the intent of donors, and while she didn’t always agree with her uncle, who started the foundation, she was “honored to serve on the board and honor his intent.” Continue Reading
Poll confirms Martinez’s lead over Denish
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez has a five-point lead over Democratic opponent Diane Denish in a new Rasmussen Reports poll. Continue Reading
Hall refuses to debate McCamley
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District 5 Public Regulation Commission candidate Ben Hall has rejected a challenge from his Democratic opponent to debate him several times across the district before the Nov. 2 election. Continue Reading
As scandal grows, Herrera isn’t answering questions
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As of this morning, three current and former employees in Secretary of State Mary Herrera’s office have confirmed that they have taken allegations of potential criminal wrongdoing to law enforcement agencies. Continue Reading
Ads attacking Pearce aren’t entirely true or false
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Controversy has swirled around two TV ads from Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund attacking Republican congressional candidate Steve Pearce, with Pearce and others calling the ads false and misleading and Defenders standing by the accuracy of its ads. I’ve been looking into the situation and found that the truth is somewhere in between. Continue Reading
Obama coming to El Paso on Tuesday
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To mark the formal end of U.S. combat operations in Iraq, President Barack Obama will travel to El Paso on Tuesday to meet with soldiers at Fort Bliss. Continue Reading
Embattled magistrate judge resigns
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A Doña Ana County magistrate judge who was suspended earlier this year because of a host of problems with the way he conducted himself at the court resigned abruptly on Tuesday, the Las Cruces Sun-News is reporting. Continue Reading
Albuquerque unveils transparency Web site
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The City of Albuquerque has unveiled a Web site full of information about how taxpayer money is being spent. Continue Reading