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Secretary of State Mary Herrera is under fire once again, this time from Office Administrator Manny Vildasol, who secretly recorded video in Herrera’s office and says he has turned it over to the FBI because it shows “issues of criminal activity and unethical behavior.” Continue Reading
Diane Denish’s frequent use of a state jet and Susana Martinez’s purchasing of office supplies from a business owned by an employee create negative appearances that will harm their credibility with voters. Continue Reading
Saying education should be exempt from budget cuts, Lt. Gov. Diane Denish on Thursday cast the only vote on the state Board of Finance against cutting most state agency budgets by 3.2 percent. Continue Reading
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Diane Denish says scandal that has plagued the New Mexico Land Office demonstrates the need for an ethics commission, while Republican Susana Martinez says she would push increased transparency to address issues like those that have dogged the land office. Continue Reading
UPDATED: When the Albuquerque Journal quoted the head of the state District Attorney’s Association earlier this week in an article about Susana Martinez giving employees large “out-of-cycle” salary increases, the newspaper didn’t mention that the agency’s head used to work for Martinez and received the pay increases she was speaking about. Continue Reading
Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez told me last year that she supported vouchers. Now that she’s released a formal education plan, Martinez still supports increasing school choice – but the details are somewhat different than what she’s been saying on the campaign trail. Continue Reading
Former U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici and Rep. Heather Wilson are among those hosting a fundraiser for Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez next month in Washington, D.C. Continue Reading
Heath Haussamen is sick and taking today off. He hopes to be back at work Thursday. In the meantime, here are some links to interesting articles you may have missed. Continue Reading
Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez says the state has already spent lots of money on Spaceport America and can no longer be its “major financer,” while Democratic opponent Diane Denish says she is a supporter of the spaceport but didn’t directly answer a question about the project’s funding.
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The New Mexico courts Web site is the only central database of district and magistrate court case information in New Mexico that’s publicly accessible. The Supreme Court should put full dates of birth back in court documents and online. And it should reject a proposal to remove cases that didn’t lead to convictions from the online database. Continue Reading
The Doña Ana County wilderness bill that New Mexico’s U.S. senators and local activists are trying to push through Congress before the end of the year puts U.S. Rep. Harry Teague in a very tough political spot. The legislation has to be pushed through this year or its chances of passing could go way down. But pushing the bill through this year could seal Teague’s fate. Continue Reading
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Diane Denish supports a domestic partner benefits law, while her Republican opponent, Susana Martinez, does not. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez has won a contest hosted by potential 2012 presidential hopeful and Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty – meaning Pawlenty plans to provide additional help to Martinez beyond the $5,000 his political action committee has already donated to her campaign. Continue Reading
The gubernatorial candidates will debate education later this month, and while both campaigns say they look forward to additional debates, no others have been scheduled. Democrat Diane Denish proposed a series of eight debates on Monday. Continue Reading
Political analyst Jose Z. Garcia endorsed Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez on Friday when the campaign announced that he had agreed to be on the steering committee for her “Democrats for Martinez” coalition. Because of that, I’ll no longer be quoting him as a political analyst when it comes to the governor’s race. Continue Reading