On NMPolitics.net’s sixth birthday, gratitude
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Help NMPolitics.net keep pace with fundraising goal
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Last week we fell behind the pace we need to keep to reach our fundraising goal by April 30. Please, make a donation today to help sustain this site! Continue Reading
Help us reach 50 percent of our fundraising goal this week
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NMPolitics.net is almost halfway through our annual fundraising drive and not quite at 50 percent of our goal. Can you help us reach $9,000 in the next few days? Continue Reading
Roundhouse gridlock must end in 2013
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If Gov. Susana Martinez is successful in remaking the Legislature in this year’s election, so be it. If not, she needs to change her tone – and let’s hope there will still be some lawmakers around who are interested in working with her. Continue Reading
Jennings’ actions prove need for ethics commission
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The Senate president pro tem has inappropriately used government resources to campaign twice in the last week. I wish the Legislature and governor would wake up to the fact that an independent ethics board is needed to address such conduct. Continue Reading
Sen. Jennings should be ashamed of himself
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Senate President Pro Tem Tim Jennings apparently doesn’t understand that using government resources to campaign is never appropriate. Continue Reading
Help NMPolitics.net keep bringing you the news first
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It’s time to teach Sunland Park to behave
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Sunland Park officials are like children: They’ve been allowed to break the rules, so they keep doing it. Let’s hope this time law enforcement and state officials do what it takes to clean up this mess. Continue Reading
NMPolitics.net fundraising tops $5K
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Thanks to the donations of more than 50 people, NMPolitics.net’s fundraising topped $5,000 this week! We’re currently at 29 percent of our annual fundraiser’s goal of bringing in $18,000 by April 30. Continue Reading
Luján again shows why change is needed
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This session has largely been a lovefest between House Speaker Ben Luján and everyone else because he’s battling cancer and retiring. But Luján’s shenanigans were on full display Tuesday, providing a stark reminder that change is long overdue. Continue Reading
Don’t poison the Sunshine Portal
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The Sunshine Portal was intended to be a venue for making already-public information more accessible. If there’s one fix lawmakers and the governor need to implement, clarifying that nonpartisan and narrow mission is it. Continue Reading
NMPolitics.net reaches 21 percent of fundraising goal
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Thanks to the support of many, NMPolitics.net has raised $3,820 toward its goal of raising $18,000 by April 30. As more newspapers charge for access to their websites, NMPolitics.net needs your help to keep its content free, and to grow. Make a donation today! Continue Reading
Let voters decide on PRC reform
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The scandal-plagued Public Regulation Commission clearly needs structural reform. All that stands in the way of voters getting the chance to implement it is Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez. Continue Reading
Senate’s contractor disclosure vote toys with absurdity
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I’m glad Sen. Eric Griego and AFSCME have brought contractor disclosure into the debate about government transparency. But the proposal they convinced the Senate to approve – an overly broad amendment to the Sunshine Portal – is simply not appropriate. Continue Reading