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Former Gov. Gary Johnson is still speaking out about decriminalizing and legalizing drugs in the United States. Click on the headline to listen to a speech he gave Tuesday at the University of New Mexico and watch an exclusive interview with him. Continue Reading
New Mexico Secretary of Veterans Services John Garcia says he doesn’t want across-the-board budget cuts to state agencies “laid on the back of my veterans.” Continue Reading
On the same day that U.S. Rep. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., talked with medical professionals about Saturday’s House vote in favor of health insurance reform, his likely Republican opponent, Jon Barela, criticized the measure and offered his own solutions. Continue Reading
Blowing a .08 on a breathalyzer test, failing field sobriety tests and being arrested for suspicion of drunken driving raises questions about whether Cindy Padilla will actually fulfill her appointment as deputy assistant secretary on aging in the U.S. Health and Humans Services Department. Continue Reading
Lt. Gov. Diane Denish says she wants the state to eliminate “lucrative loopholes for double-dippers” — state employees who are rehired after retiring and receive both a state salary and a pension. Click on the headline to listen to her remarks. Continue Reading
Freshman Sen. Tim Eichenberg, D-Albuquerque, is admitting that remarks he made about Lt. Gov. Diane Denish’s chances of winning the governor’s race in 2010 “stirred up emotions on both side(s) of the aisle.” Continue Reading
As members of the U.S. House prepare to mark up a health care bill this week Washington, U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., told NMPolitics.net that Congress is behind were he hoped to be — as far as the timing goes for health care insurance reform. Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — State Rep. Mimi Stewart, D-Albuquerque, traveled to Washington this week along with 46 other state legislators from 30 states to push Congress to pass a national clean energy bill. Watch her talk about it here. Continue Reading
A teacher and widow of a slain Sandoval County sheriff’s deputy announced an exploratory bid for the District 60 seat in the state House today. Continue Reading
U.S. Rep. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., recently secured language to reauthorize an American Indian health care provision in the House version of the pending health insurance reform bill. Watch him talk about it. Continue Reading
Spokeswoman says the department has been planning for a 3.5 percent decrease in its budget. Cuts the department has already implemented include moving inmates from private to state-owned prisons and feeding inmates less. Continue Reading
“This is a meal prepared by legislators and the governor for the past seven years — now they’ve got to eat it,” former Gov. Gary Johnson says about the budget shortfall in an interview with NMPolitics.net. “… I hope the fallout is that nobody gets re-elected.” Continue Reading
A group of Republican legislators released a list of 48 budget-cutting items they say Richardson can enact without legislative action, including releasing non-violent criminals early, selling the state’s jet and skipping the 2010 Rose Bowl Parade. Continue Reading
Sens. Cisco McSorely and Tim Keller and Rep. Mimi Stewart, all Albuquerque Democrats, say it’s time to raise taxes to curb the state’s widening budget shortfall. And all three are trying to prevent cuts to education in the current special session. Continue Reading
While legislators met in special session at the state’s capitol on Saturday afternoon, State Treasurer James B. Lewis was in Albuquerque announcing his re-election bid for a second consecutive term and third overall. Continue Reading