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The right to criticize elected officials is at the core of the First Amendment. The Public Regulation Commission says you don’t have a right to hear that criticism. But what good is the right to criticize if what you say is kept secret? Continue Reading
The majority of those who voted in last week’s non-scientific poll on this site said they approve of the job U.S. Sen. Tom Udall is doing. Continue Reading
The New Mexico State University Board of Regents voted today raise tuition 8 percent for in-state undergrads and 10.1 percent for non-resident undergrads. Continue Reading
Appellate judge candidate Dennis W. Montoya is appealing the secretary of state’s decision to reject his application for public financing. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Three members of the New Mexico delegation praised the Obama Administration’s move to expand offshore drilling today. Here are their statements. Continue Reading
Republican gubernatorial candidate Janice Arnold-Jones has picked up another legislative endorsement – this one from Sen. Mark Boitano, R-Albuquerque, who has worked with her on bringing webcasting to the Roundhouse. Continue Reading
Republican 3rd Congressional District candidate Tom Mullins says he wasn’t making a statement of support for the recently arrested members of a Michigan-based militia group when he wrote in a blog posting that the government is “after the militia” but “the citizen militia is not the problem.” Continue Reading
An appeals judge hopeful who has touted himself as the first statewide candidate to take advantage of public financing in New Mexico has been disqualified from using the state’s public financing system. Continue Reading
Three candidates for state House seats have been disqualified by the Secretary of State’s Office. Continue Reading
Secretary of State Mary Herrera’s office is once again shifting gears and releasing public information it had originally refused to provide. Continue Reading
The five Republican candidates for governor have all agreed to participate in an April 10 debate in Las Cruces, but you’ll have to pay to see it. Continue Reading
An independent poll released this weekend shows all five Republican gubernatorial candidates trailing Democratic candidate Diane Denish in potential head-to-head contests, with only Doug Turner and Allen Weh holding Denish under 50 percent. Continue Reading
U.S. Rep. Harry Teague, D-N.M., will host a field hearing of the House Veterans Affairs Health Subcommittee on Monday in Las Cruces. Continue Reading
The majority of those who voted in last week’s non-scientific poll on this site said they approve of the job U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman is doing. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Three Republican congressional candidates and a Libertarian candidate from New Mexico are denouncing acts and threats of violence that, thus far, have been aimed mostly at House Democrats who have supported health-care reform legislation. Continue Reading