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Secretary of State Dianna Duran plans to fight allegations that she committed fraud, embezzlement, money laundering and other crimes related to abusing the state’s campaign finance system, her attorney says. Continue Reading
Democrats in the New Mexico House called Monday for the resignation of Secretary of State Dianna Duran, who is facing criminal charges related to abusing the state’s campaign financing system. Continue Reading
Democrats and Republicans locked in highly charged battles over problems at the Albuquerque Public Schools and the work of the state auditor, among other issues, put their guns down over the weekend, at least temporarily, after Secretary of State Dianna Duran was charged with abusing the New Mexico’s campaign finance system. Continue Reading
New Mexico’s attorney general formally accused Secretary of State Dianna Duran on Friday of fraud, embezzlement and money laundering in a 64-count criminal complaint alleging Duran improperly used campaign funds for personal gambling. Continue Reading
A rash of bogus presidential candidates is taxing government resources. Continue Reading
A handful of Las Cruces voters discussed issues with journalists from KRWG Public Media and the Las Cruces Sun-News for a television program airing this weekend. Continue Reading
A year after beginning to collect additional tax revenue that was supposed to offset lost state dollars, the City of Las Cruces is sitting on a pot of extra money. Continue Reading
The Sandia Corporation has agreed to reimburse the Energy Department after allegedly spending federal funds on lobbying instead of national security. Continue Reading
State Auditor Tim Keller may have had a potential conflict of interest related to the 2011 bidding process for the state fair lease that he never disclosed to the public – and even denied existed. Continue Reading
While the study authors favor diluting the plutonium and storing it in an underground repository in New Mexico, this solution faces serious problems of its own. The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant has been closed for a year and a half following a series of accidents. Continue Reading
ProPublica created a database of more than 1.8 million tax returns from nonprofits nationwide. You can find lots of interesting financial information about New Mexico organizations there. Continue Reading
The audit by the N.M. Foundation for Open Government ranked most cities and counties statewide. FOG is offering guidance to cities and counties that want to improve their websites. Continue Reading
Investigators believe a bomb found undetonated last week near the entrance to First Presbyterian Church in Las Cruces was placed by the same person or people who set off two bombs at churches here earlier this month. Continue Reading
Exxon had its Valdez, BP had its Deepwater Horizon and now the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has its Animas River disaster with which to contend. Continue Reading
Farmers on the Navajo Nation continue to have problems in the wake of the recent spill of 3 million gallons of toxic waste into the Animas River. Continue Reading