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After being indicted in August on 50 counts related to public corruption, former Secretary of State Rebecca Vigil-Giron was allowed to keep her job with the state Department of Workforce Solutions. Now, she’s learned she will be laid of Jan. 8 along with dozens of other political appointees. Continue Reading
Before retiring from his job as deputy director for the U.S. Central Command, Rear Admiral William Payne worked closely with General David Petraeus. His frequent travel to Afghanistan and Iraq has given him a unique perspective on the military situation on the ground there. Continue Reading
A day after the governor’s office announced the layoffs of 59 political appointees, a Republican senator is asking questions about “emergency hires” at the state Health Department. Continue Reading
VIDEO: Sandy Jones, the chairman of the state’s Public Regulation Commission, says running for commissioner of public lands is a “natural leap for a tough regulator” like him. Continue Reading
Manuel Gonzales III is the new sheriff in Bernalillo County after commissioners voted unanimously Monday to pick him to replace Darren White, who resigned to become Albuquerque’s public safety director. Continue Reading
Investigators continue to search for the cause of a fire that destroyed GOP gubernatorial candidate Allen Weh’s campaign bus and other vehicles at a storage facility in Belen on Friday night. Continue Reading
The legislative Investment Oversight Committee will meet today for the last time before the upcoming session to consider three bills that could dramatically reform state investment agencies, which have been plagued by scandal in recent months. Continue Reading
“I am vehemently opposed to any bill that will force New Mexicans to carry the weight of a federal government health care program,” Allen Weh says. Continue Reading
Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez has picked up another endorsement – this one from state Rep. Dennis J. Roch, R-Tucumcari. Continue Reading
Tuesday is the the final day to submit a bid at the State Land Office to acquire thousands of prime acres around White Peaks in Northern New Mexico, but State Rep. Brian Egolf says it appears only a lawsuit can stop the first part of a deal that New Mexico State Land Commissioner Pat Lyons has made with two private ranchers. Continue Reading
Attorney General Gary King confirmed Thursday that former President Bill Clinton will attend the funeral of his father, former Gov. Bruce King, on Saturday. Clinton will even say a few words during the funeral, Gary King said. Continue Reading
Pledging to reduce government spending, create jobs and make streets safer, Sen. Kent Cravens, R-Albuquerque, announced today in Albuquerque that he’s running for lieutenant governor. Continue Reading
Before joining Vice President Joe Biden at a fundraising lunch at the Hotel Albuquerque earlier today, U.S. Rep. Martin Heinrich and Lt. Gov. Diane Denish got a look at how some of the funds from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 are being spent in New Mexico. Continue Reading
Democrat Ray Powell, who served as land commissioner from 1993-2002, formally launched his campaign to once again hold the office on Saturday. Continue Reading
AFSCME- NM Council 18’s Andrew Padilla is worried about the impact Gov. Bill Richardson’s executive order that mandates five-day furloughs for all state workers will have on employees — especially those making less than $25,000 a year. He talked to NMPolitics.net outside the Roundhouse on Thursday. Continue Reading