White endorses Martinez in gubernatorial race
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Bernalillo County Sheriff Darren White has endorsed Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez. Continue Reading
Let’s give the state auditor some teeth
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Government agencies shouldn’t be allowed to get away with ignoring a state law requiring them to submit annual audits, but nearly three dozen are doing just that. How do we know those agencies aren’t rife with corruption? We don’t. Continue Reading
King to lie in state Friday, funeral on Saturday
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Former Gov. Bruce King’s body will lie in state at the capitol building in Santa Fe on Friday, and his funeral will be held Saturday in Moriarty. Continue Reading
Most voters in poll give Denish a thumbs-up
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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 Diane Denish is doing as lieutenant governor. Continue Reading
The media (including me) needs to step up
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It’s ironic that I had to write an article this week about discovering improper spending on news releases sent to the media by the governor and lieutenant governor in 2004. Why didn’t I and others recognize the problem five years ago? Continue Reading
Sen. Sharer endorses Martinez in gubernatorial race
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez today announced the endorsement of state Sen. William Sharer, R-Farmington. Continue Reading
VIDEO: AG spokesman on Bruce King’s death
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Phil Sisneros, spokesman for Attorney General Gary King’s office, held a news conference earlier today to talk about the death of King’s father, former Gov. Bruce King. Watch it here. Continue Reading
Former Gov. Bruce King dies at 85
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UPDATED: Former Gov. Bruce King – often called the “cowboy governor” – died this morning. He was 85. Gov. Bill Richardson ordered that flags be flown at half staff and called King “an innovative, far-sighted governor who knew the state better than any living New Mexican.” Continue Reading
ABQ councilor endorses Weh in gubernatorial race
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Albuquerque City Councilor Brad Winter has endorsed Republican Allen Weh in the gubernatorial race. Continue Reading
Lawmakers react to guv’s action on budget
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Gov. Bill Richardson’s action on the budget drew mixed reviews from lawmakers on Thursday. One of the more notable quotes came from Sen. John Arthur Smith, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, who has warned for years that hard times were coming. Continue Reading
State Democratic Party gets new executive director
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Democratic Party of New Mexico Chairman Javier Gonzales named Scott Forrester as the party’s next executive director earlier today. Continue Reading
AUDIO: Budget crisis ‘more painful than what it should have been,’ Smith says
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Several journalists talked with Sen. John Arthur Smith, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, today after the governor announced the action he’s taking to address the budget crisis. Listen to Smith’s remarks here. Continue Reading
VIDEO: Education secretary talks about budget cuts
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Education Secretary Veronica Garcia says students “probably won’t notice a discernable difference” in their classrooms as a result of the approximately 1 percent cuts to education the governor signed into law today. Continue Reading
VIDEO: Finance secretary talks about guv’s budget plan
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NMPolitics.net’s Peter St. Cyr was in Santa Fe today for Gov. Bill Richardson’s news conference about addressing the state’s budget crisis. After the news conference, St. Cyr caught up with Department of Finance and Administration Secretary Katherine Miller. Here’s what she had to say. Continue Reading
Guv orders job and agency cuts, furloughs
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UPDATED: Gov. Bill Richardson today smacked down an attempt by lawmakers to force 7.6-percent cuts on state agencies under his control, but announced his own plans to cut at least 84 political appointee jobs, order employees under his control to take five furlough days and trim agency budgets under his control by an average of 7 percent. Continue Reading