Super PACs get free pass to hide donors
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Iowa, New Hampshire voters will be blind to last-minute bankrollers of big-spending groups. Continue Reading
A reading list to help you prepare for NM’s 2016 legislative session
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Among the issues that will be considered are the budget, bringing New Mexico driver’s licenses into compliance with the federal REAL ID Act, campaign and ethics reform, public safety, and economic development. Continue Reading
NMSU’s student government discusses legislative priorities
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The biggest issue at hand right now for students is the state of the Lottery Scholarship. Continue Reading
Former Las Cruces City Councilor Miguel Silva dies in apparent suicide
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Miguel Silva, a former Las Cruces city councilor who ran unsuccessfully for mayor in 2015, died Sunday in what police are calling an apparent suicide. He was 55. Continue Reading
As ‘El Chapo’ extradition unfolds, border region could see impact
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While Mexican and U.S. officials discuss drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán’s extradition, some wonder if a surge in cartel violence along the Texas-Mexico border could follow. Continue Reading
Groups decrying ‘dark money’ use shadowy money themselves
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Groups that complain about “dark money” in politics may need to look into the darkness that shrouds their own pots of money. Continue Reading
Las Cruces city councilor will try to unseat state senator
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A legislative race that’s expected to one of the top contests in the state this year began to take shape Thursday when Las Cruces City Councilor Ceil Levatino announced she will attempt to unseat State Sen. Bill Soules. Continue Reading
Mixed reaction to Obama’s SOTU, Heinrich’s response
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Perhaps it’s not surprising that NMPolitics.net readers had widely differing reactions to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address — and U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich’s response. Continue Reading
Fiction, fantasy and reality blur in Mexico’s narcodrama
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With Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán back in custody, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto tweeted the words “Mission Accomplished” to millions of his compatriots. The story took some strange turns after that. Continue Reading
REAL ID noncompliance starts to impact New Mexicans
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White Sands Missile Range announced Monday that it will no longer consider a New Mexico driver’s license a valid form of identification to get visitors onto the base. Continue Reading
Texas governor tries to punch his way into national politics
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The Texas governor called on his fellow provincial leaders to assemble for a constitutional convention that would, as he sees it, empower the state governments and constrain the federal government. Continue Reading
A showdown year for reproductive rights
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Two potentially sweeping Supreme Court cases set the stage for a seismic shift in the battle over abortion and contraception. Continue Reading
National liberal groups to push ‘record’ number of ballot measures in 2016
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Their efforts to circumvent legislative logjams, using a top-down approach, run counter to the grassroots origins of the ballot initiative process. Continue Reading
How much could Obama’s gun moves affect gun violence? Nobody knows.
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The actions are extremely modest, raising questions about how much they will really do to stem gun violence. Continue Reading
Former Gov. Johnson running for president again
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Former Gov. Gary Johnson, the 2012 Libertarian Party nominee for president, announced today that he’s running for president again this year. Continue Reading