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The majority of those who voted in last week’s non-scientific poll on this site said they approve of the job Keith Gardner is doing as minority whip in the state House of Representatives. Continue Reading
A magistrate judge in Doña Ana County is serving a 60-day suspension without pay after he admitted to a host of problems, including abusing contempt power and engaging in ex parte communications about cases. Continue Reading
Las Cruces City Manager Terrence Moore had his administrative assistant babysit his children on Dec. 21 – while she was on the clock and being paid with public money – so he could attend a city council meeting. Continue Reading
Republican gubernatorial candidate Allen Weh says he may join other candidates who have chosen to voluntarily release campaign finance reports this month. Continue Reading
A couple of revisions to Rep. Jeff Steinborn’s webcasting legislation would ensure that unofficial webcasting of committee meetings is allowed and actually require committee chairs to work with Legislative Council Service on producing official webcasts of committee meetings. Continue Reading
State Rep. Jeff Steinborn wants to expand official legislative webcasting to interim committee meetings and make permanent a rule that allows webcasting of House committee meetings during sessions. But legislation he has introduced may need to be reworked if he wants to continue to allow unofficial webcasting. Continue Reading
The holding company for MediaNews Group, the newspaper chain that is the owner or majority stakeholder in nine New Mexico newspapers including the Las Cruces Sun-News and Farmington Daily Times, plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Continue Reading
Las Cruces City Manager Terrence Moore reimbursed the city for some costs associated with two business trips he took last year — after a complaint was filed over one trip and an attorney requested documentation about the other. Moore says the timing is coincidental. Continue Reading
Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Turner doesn’t have plans to release a campaign finance report to the public until the next one is required on April 12 – but he’s also not entirely closing the door on doing it sooner. Continue Reading
State Reps. Janice Arnold-Jones, Candy Spence Ezzell and Dennis Kintigh plan to webcast committee meetings during the legislative session that starts today. The New Mexico Independent plans liveblogs every day. And ethics reform is a hot topic as policymakers descend on the Roundhouse. Continue Reading
Doña Ana County Assessor Gary Perez says he’s decided against running for the District 5 seat on the state’s Public Regulation Commission. Continue Reading
The majority of those who voted in last week’s non-scientific poll on this site said they do not approve of the job Sheryl Williams Stapleton is doing as majority whip in the state House of Representatives. Continue Reading
Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez raised almost $143,000 in monetary contributions during the fourth quarter of 2009, her campaign announced today. Continue Reading
Republican gubernatorial candidate Janice Arnold-Jones secured the endorsement today of former State Rep. and New Mexico GOP Chairman Murray Ryan. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Democratic gubernatorial candidate Diane Denish raised just under $750,000 in monetary contributions during the fourth quarter of 2009, her campaign announced today in calling it her “strongest quarter yet.” Continue Reading