Mexico’s youth movement forges ahead
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Despite opposition, Mexico’s 132 Movement forges ahead and can even claim credit for unprecedented developments in the way political messaging has been delivered this election year. Continue Reading
Martinez likes parts of health-care law
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Gov. Susana Martinez complained about the individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act but told reporters other provisions in the law are important for ‘taking care of that very needy population.’ She said she wants to keep the law in its entirety – or at least parts of it. Continue Reading
Mystery after the health-care ruling: Which states will refuse Medicaid expansion?
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For many people without insurance, a key question raised by the Supreme Court’s decision today to uphold the Affordable Care Act is whether states will decline to participate in the law’s big Medicaid expansion. Continue Reading
Guv’s spokesman: E-mails were ‘illegally obtained’
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The governor’s spokesman says the FBI is investigating the theft of the e-mails that resulted in their public release. Continue Reading
Officials find seven unlawful ballots cast in Sunland election
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Officials have thus far identified seven illegitimate ballots cast in Sunland Park’s March 6 municipal elections, the Las Cruces Sun-News is reporting. Continue Reading
Tricks, treats and titillations: Mexico’s elections in an era of change
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With Mexico’s elections coming up on July 1, mixed moods grip the body politic. Polls show Enrique Peña Nieta leading in the presidential race, and his supporters are declaring him the virtual winner. Continue Reading
NM leaders: Feds need to reform immigration system
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The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Arizona’s immigration law won’t mean much for policy in New Mexico, according to the Albuquerque Journal. In the meantime, most members of the state’s delegation in D.C. and the governor said the ruling points to the need for federal immigration reform. Continue Reading
Inside Mexico’s new youth rebellion
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Almost from nowhere, the 132 Movement not only succeeded in mobilizing thousands of young people in street protests against one Mexican presidential candidate and media monopolization, but recast Mexico’s elections by thrusting questions of money and politics, economic power and corruption and education and citizenship into the center of the political process. Continue Reading
Learn more about N.M. In Depth
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VIDEO: Want to know more about New Mexico In Depth? Trip Jennings talked with New Mexico In Focus’ Gene Grant about it last week. Click on the headline to watch. Continue Reading
IRS may be cracking down on nonprofit political activity
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The IRS recently revoked the 501(c)(4) status of a group that trains Democratic women to run for office in New Mexico and other states. Emerge New Mexico says that won’t affect its work, but the move could have larger implications for nonprofits nationwide. Continue Reading
Johnson has some appeal on the right and left
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‘Most Americans are fiscally responsible and socially tolerant, and I am for sure,’ former N.M. Gov. Gary Johnson told NMPolitics.net in explaining why he believes his long-shot Libertarian bid for president might actually work. Continue Reading
State officials dispute account in Swickard column about fire
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In his column this week, Michael Swickard argues that it’s “time to fire the political fire managers” who he says made “the political decision” to let the Little Bear Fire near Ruidoso continue as a controlled burn instead of putting it out quickly. That’s not what state officials say happened. Continue Reading
Youth could decide Mexican presidential race
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With the presidential race coming up on July 1, the most significant development of the electoral year may be the emergence of a new youth movement demanding media and democratic reforms. Continue Reading
Media coverage of N.M. In Depth announcement
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Our announcement on Tuesday of the creation of the new journalistic organization New Mexico In Depth received a good deal of media coverage. Continue Reading
Prescription drug disclosure is latest fight in Murphy case
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The prosecutor in the bribery case against former Third Judicial District Judge Mike Murphy is fighting a judge’s order that a key witness turn over a list of every prescription drug she has taken during the past five years. Continue Reading