Richardson cited in car accident in Santa Fe
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Former Gov. Bill Richardson has been cited in an automobile accident in Santa Fe, The Santa Fe New Mexican is reporting. Continue Reading
In Mexico, the return of the mighty migrant dollar
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A robust flow of remittances to Mexico has returned from the decline marked after the 2008 world economic crisis. Continue Reading
What you need to know about NM’s newest fight over driver’s licenses
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Federal officials have set a Sunday deadline for state political leaders to agree to a compromise that brings New Mexico driver’s licenses into compliance with the REAL ID Act. Continue Reading
It’s candidate filing day in many NM cities and towns
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Hobbs, Rio Rancho, Taos, Farmington, Santa Fe and four towns in Doña Ana County are among those holding elections on March 1. Continue Reading
‘Somebody intervened in Washington’
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How oil industry lobbyists played the long game — wearing down an overmatched federal bureaucracy to gain access to a fuel-rich corner of the Alaskan wilderness. Continue Reading
Q&A: Lt. Gov. Sanchez proposes reform following Duran conviction
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Lt. Gov. John Sanchez has some ideas for improving the state’s campaign reporting system following the recent resignation and conviction of former Secretary of State Dianna Duran, who was illegally abusing that system. Continue Reading
What you need to know about public financing of elections in Las Cruces
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Policymakers in Las Cruces appear poised to approve a public-financing system that would likely go live in 2017. Continue Reading
The 10 best 2015 investigative reports on political money
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Here are ProPublica’s picks for the year’s most notable in-depth stories on campaign finance, from newsrooms around the country. Continue Reading
Newly released audio reveals impact of Martinez’s abuse of power
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The audio recording indicates that police felt powerless to do anything after hotel staff asked officers to remove guests gathered in a hotel room. Continue Reading
Feds subpoena records from Martinez’s tenure as DA
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A federal grand jury has subpoenaed documents from the district attorney’s office in Doña Ana County from 2010, when now-Gov. Susana Martinez was the DA, The Santa Fe New Mexican is reporting. Continue Reading
Fact-checking the debate on encryption
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The existence of coded communications is a reality — and the U.S. may not be able to do much about it. Continue Reading
County releases video, photos of sheriff taking over jail
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Doña Ana County has released photos and videos from security cameras that show the moments the Sheriff’s Department took control of the county jail earlier this month. Continue Reading
Duran accepts judge’s sentence, must report to jail Friday
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Former Secretary of State Dianna Duran won’t back out of a plea agreement that led to a 30-day jail sentence, which means she’ll be incarcerated beginning Friday. Continue Reading
In Calif. community, an epidemic of questionable arrests by school police
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The arrests by school police were so numerous in this high-desert region known as the Inland Empire that they surpassed arrests of juveniles by municipal police in some of California’s biggest cities. Continue Reading
ABQ Councilor Brad Winter named secretary of state
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Gov. Susana Martinez appointed Brad Winter to be New Mexico’s next secretary of state on Tuesday. Many NMPolitics.net readers said they were happy with the choice. Continue Reading