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With their right to lobby the Legislature backed by a federal appeals court, two nonprofits that fought with state officials over mailers they sent in 2008 are out with a new mailer pressuring the governor and lawmakers on various tax-related bills. Continue Reading
The Santa Fe New Mexican has discovered that, in spite of a prior statement from the Attorney General’s Office, an embezzlement investigation focused in part on the live-in girlfriend of a former Albuquerque mayor has been ongoing for more than three years. Continue Reading
VIDEO: As NMPolitics.net reported last week, Gov. Susana Martinez has signaled that she will allow broad consideration of campaign finance reform issues. Since then she’s given her support to several government accountability proposals, but not to others. Continue Reading
Gov. Susana Martinez today approved a wide range of topics for consideration during this 30-day legislative session, including corruption and transparency issues, abortion, increasing penalties for some crimes, and even regulation of the funeral industry. Continue Reading
VIDEO: Click on the headline to watch Senate Minority Leader Stuart Ingle talking about Speaker Ben Luján’s announcement that he’s battling cancer and won’t run for re-election. Continue Reading
UPDATED: NMPolitics.net doesn’t plan to liveblog from the Roundhouse today, but we joined The Santa Fe New Mexican’s weekly legislative session liveblog earlier today. Click on the headline to read the archive. Continue Reading
“An era is about to end,” The Santa Fe New Mexican wrote about House Speaker Ben Luján’s announcement on Tuesday that he has stage 4 lung cancer and won’t seek re-election. Continue Reading
VIDEO: You can watch the speeches given on the opening day of the 2012 legislative session by clicking on the headline. Continue Reading
VIDEO: NMPolitics.net’s Gwyneth Doland webcasted the Democratic response to Gov. Susana Martinez’s state of the state speech earlier today. Click on the headline to watch it. Continue Reading
Click on the headline to read the full text of Gov. Susana Martinez’s state of the state address as prepared for delivery. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Ben Luján, who has served as speaker of the N.M. House of Representatives for more than a decade, is battling cancer and is severely weakened. His plans for the rest of the session aren’t immediately clear, but he won’t seek re-election later this year. Continue Reading
UPDATED: NMPolitics.net’s liveblog of the opening day of the 2012 legislative session included discussion about House Speaker Ben Lujan’s announcement that he is battling cancer and Gov. Susana Martinez’s state of the state address. Click on the headline to read the archive. Continue Reading
AUDIO: Heath Haussamen was on the radio program New Mexico News and Views this afternoon to talk about new developments related to the Downs at Albuquerque deal, the 2012 election and the upcoming session of the Legislature. Click on the headline to listen. Continue Reading
Gov. Susana Martinez will allow lawmakers to consider bills related to fixing New Mexico’s Campaign Reporting Act during the session that begins next week. Continue Reading
A Senate redistricting compromise announced Wednesday allows Democrats and Republicans to claim victory. But why does the plan leave more Republicans in Democratic Sen. Steve Fischmann’s district than even GOP Gov. Susana Martinez proposed? Continue Reading