Final finance reports filed in Las Cruces election
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The final campaign finance reports of the 2009 Las Cruces municipal election were filed earlier this week. The result? The candidates spent a combined $83,000 on the election. Continue Reading
Homans helps government enter the 21st Century
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Webcasting has made the Legislature more accessible for Tax and Rev Secretary Rick Homans, so he’s decided to use the same tool to make the Budget Balancing Task Force more accessible to New Mexicans. Let’s hope others in state government follow his example. Continue Reading
SpaceShipTwo unveiled: When will we see it fly?
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So Virgin Galactic unveiled on Monday its long-awaited SpaceShipTwo – the craft it plans to use to ferry paying passengers into suborbital space from Spaceport America. The big question now: When will we see it fly? Continue Reading
Prominent Republicans show love to Balderas
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The 2010 election is in full swing, and the governor’s race has already degraded into the usual partisan, nasty mess. In contrast, some prominent Republicans have nothing but nice things to say about State Auditor Hector Balderas, a rising star in the Democratic Party who’s up for re-election next year. Continue Reading
Cruces bans cell phone use without a hands-free device while driving
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Las Cruces became today the sixth city in New Mexico to restrict the use of cell phones while driving. Continue Reading
NMSU asking for trouble with president’s bonus
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New Mexico State University ran a transparent search for its new president. But there’s an especially disappointing provision in the contract given to new President Barbara Couture that has me worried the university may be taking two steps back for the one big step it took forward. Continue Reading
49 percent of voters in poll give King a thumbs-up
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Some 49 percent of voters in last week’s non-scientific poll on this site said they approve of the job Gary King is doing as attorney general. Continue Reading
Investment council can’t locate documents
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The State Investment Council says it can’t locate a subpoena and questionnaire that were missing from a group of public records released last month related to ongoing federal probes into the nationwide investment scandal. Continue Reading
Check out profiles of all four GOP guv candidates
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It’s taken six months, but I’ve now profiled all four Republican candidates for governor. You can find links to articles about each candidate here. Continue Reading
Event to highlight economic benefits of wilderness
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With a bill to designate the Organ Mountains and other areas in Doña Ana County as wilderness pending in Congress, several groups plan a conference Saturday in Las Cruces to highlight the economic benefits of land conservation. Continue Reading
Martinez: I’ll make the tough – and ethical – decisions
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UPDATED: What sets Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez apart is her crime-fighting record, and she has staked her candidacy on ending corruption. But her support of a tax increase for public safety in 2005 reveals that she’s also not afraid to make tough choices that could be politically unpopular. Continue Reading
Guv announces layoffs of 59 political appointees
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Gov. Bill Richardson announced today that his administration has notified 59 exempt employees that their jobs will be eliminated on Jan. 8. Continue Reading
Teague wants to end financial-sector bailout
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U.S. Rep. Harry Teague, D-N.M., introduced legislation today that would put an end to the financial-sector bailout approved by Congress and former President George W. Bush last year. Continue Reading
Udall, Luján skeptical of troop buildup
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Reactions from New Mexico’s congressional delegation were mixed following President Barack Obama’s announcement of his plan to send an additional 30,000 American soldiers to Afghanistan. U.S. Sen. Tom Udall and Rep. Ben Ray Luján said they aren’t convinced the president made the right decision. Continue Reading
Arnold-Jones tells Denish to lead by example
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If Diane Denish doesn’t like being a victim of negative political attacks, she should stop attacking others, Republican gubernatorial candidate Janice Arnold-Jones says. Continue Reading