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Gov. Susana Martinez supports a proposed constitutional amendment that would let voters decide whether state lawmakers should continue receiving retirement benefits, the Albuquerque Journal is reporting. Continue Reading
Jose ‘Pepe’ Reyes allegedly set up and recorded the lap dance given to Sunland Park mayoral candidate Gerardo Hernandez and threatened to release the video publicly if Hernandez didn’t quit the race. Continue Reading
After failing to win a spot on the ballot at the Democratic Party’s preprimary nominating convention on Saturday, Frank McKinnon said he was dropping out of the race, but he’s changed his mind. Continue Reading
Johnny F. Luévano Jr. jumped into the race for the District 16 seat in the N.M. House this weekend, so he’ll no longer be listed as a columnist for this site. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Eight current and former city officials have been charged in the alleged extortion and voter-fraud schemes prosecutors say were aimed at helping Daniel Salinas be elected mayor; meanwhile, Salinas has still not been sworn in. Continue Reading
Eric Griego established himself as the frontrunner in the Democratic 1st Congressional District primary at this weekend’s preprimary nominating convention. Martin Heinrich kept his frontrunner status in the Senate race, but Hector Balderas did better than many expected. Continue Reading
Rep. David Chavez is the tenth state House member to announce he won’t seek re-election this year. Continue Reading
VIDEO: Retiring state Sens. Mark Boitano and Dede Feldman reflected this week on their efforts to pass ethics and transparency legislation during their tenures and other topics during an interview with New Mexico In Focus. Click on the headline to watch. Continue Reading
The Elephant Butte Irrigation District says Attorney General Gary King appears to have a “sinister” motive for a lawsuit that seeks to void an agreement dividing water between Southern New Mexico and El Paso. Continue Reading
Rhonda King is the ninth House member to announce she won’t seek re-election this year, and, because of redistricting, another two House members won’t be back in that chamber in 2013. Continue Reading
The election of a mayor in Sunland Park who faces extortion charges complicates an already messy situation in which seven city officials have been charged and at least four fraudulent votes by Texans have been disqualified. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Despite facing felony extortion charges, Daniel Salinas won Sunland Park’s mayoral race this evening. Read about that and more from the state’s municipal elections in NMPolitics.net’s liveblog archive by clicking on the headline. Continue Reading
UPDATED: A former Sunland Park city councilor and a current city employee were charged today in the alleged voter-fraud scheme that has rocked the town. Continue Reading
N.M. State Police officers are out in force in Sunland Park during today’s election to investigate, provide protection for state officials and reassure residents that they can safely vote. Continue Reading
Polls are open until 7 p.m. in many New Mexico cities for local elections. Here are some links for more info. Continue Reading