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Two health-insurance reform measures continue to move forward in the nation’s capitol this week without a public option, but both U.S. senators from New Mexico are pledging to keep the public option alive. Continue Reading
House Minority Leader Tom Taylor, R-Farmington, says there won’t be any quick fixes in the upcoming special session of the Legislature to address the massive budget shortfall. Continue Reading
On a 4-1 vote, Bernalillo County Commissioners selected Republican Jim White this evening to replace Albuquerque Mayor-elect Richard Berry as the representative of House District 20 in the state Legislature. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Bernalillo County commissioners are scrambling to find someone to take the place of Richard Berry in the Legislature before the special session begins Saturday. Berry, Albuquerque’s mayor-elect, resigned from his House seat Monday. Continue Reading
Republican Gubernatorial candidate Allen Weh has been endorsed by the national political action committee Iraq Veterans for Congress. Continue Reading
Albuquerque Mayor-Elect Richard “R.J.” Berry hit the ground running the morning after defeating incumbent Mayor Martin J. Chávez and Richard Romero in the city’s 2009 municipal election. Continue Reading
Richard Berry has defeated three-term Mayor Martin Chávez and Richard Romero in Albuquerque’s 2009 municipal election. Here’s the rundown on that and everything else that happened in Tuesday’s election. Continue Reading
Ten months after Albuquerque’s election season started, voters are heading to the polls today to select a mayor and five city councilors. Continue Reading
President Barack Obama has appointed N.M. Human Services Secretary Pamela Hyde to be administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the U.S. Health and Human Services Department. Continue Reading
The New Mexico Environment Department announced settlements on Wednesday with the U.S. Air Force over hazardous waste management procedures at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque and with Helen Chemical Company over air quality violations at its plant in Mesquite. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Republican gubernatorial candidate Allen Weh claimed last week that he’s the “only candidate who has run a business.” A check of the facts reveals that Weh’s statement isn’t true at all. Continue Reading
A former field geologist, astronaut and U.S. senator, New Mexico’s Harrison Schmitt says he’s concerned that China, Russia and India appear to be taking over the race back to the moon and deep space. Continue Reading
Gov. Bill Richardson is in Kuala Lampur today, where he is speaking to 400 chief executive officers at the Forbes Global CEO Conference about politics in Washington and how the economic downturn has affected the New Mexico. Continue Reading
Republican gubernatorial candidate Allen Weh says a dramatic increase in the number of New Mexicans without jobs “highlights a need for new leadership in Santa Fe that understands how to make reforms that’ll help jump start our state’s economy.” Continue Reading
Attorney General Gary King signed a letter Wednesday, along with AGs from 54 states and territories, that urged members of Congress to support increased funding for programs that assist victims of crimes. Continue Reading