English drops out of Senate race, endorses Sowards
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Little-known William S. English of Alamogordo announced today that he’s dropping his bid to replace the retiring Jeff Bingaman in the U.S. Senate and endorsing Greg Sowards. Continue Reading
Municipal elections coming up March 6
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UPDATED: There are municipal elections in a number of New Mexico communities on March 6, including four of five incorporated cities in Doña Ana County. Continue Reading
Doland to cover Legislature for NMPolitics.net
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Seasoned journalist Gwyneth Doland will serve as a legislative correspondent for NMPolitics.net during the upcoming session of the New Mexico Legislature. Continue Reading
Talking about the GOP prez race, Balderas, the spaceport and more
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AUDIO: Heath Haussamen was on the statewide radio program News New Mexico earlier today to talk about the Republican presidential primary, U.S. Senate candidate Hector Balderas, the road being built to Spaceport America and more. Click on the headline to listen. Continue Reading
NM known as ‘dull,’ ‘close to Arizona’
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New Mexico, the so-called Land of Enchantment, has a branding problem, the Wall Street Journal is reporting. Continue Reading
Article explores school district’s racial, religious tensions
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An in-depth article published Sunday by the Farmington Daily Times explores the racial and religious turmoil behind division in the Central Consolidated School District in the northwest corner of the state. Continue Reading
Former Cruces mayor donated campaign funds to pay for funeral
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Former Las Cruces Mayor Bill Mattiace donated $10,000 from his campaign account to help pay for the funeral of his sister-in-law’s husband, the Las Cruces Sun-News is reporting. Continue Reading
Judge puts parts of contribution-limits law on hold
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A judge has issued a preliminary injunction against enforcement of state limits on financial contributions to be used in federal campaigns and for independent expenditures in state races. Continue Reading
Defendant’s grandmother convicted of assaulting reporter
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A Kingston woman was convicted Wednesday of assaulting Las Cruces Sun-News reporter Ashley Meeks outside a hearing at the federal courthouse in a case involving her grandson. Continue Reading
Iowa’s big winner – Rick Santorum
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Regardless of whether he ends up technically winning the Iowa caucuses, Rick Santorum is the big winner of the night. Continue Reading
Judge’s ruling means a more competitive N.M. House
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A judge’s decision to side with Gov. Susana Martinez in redistricting of state House seats is certainly a win for Republicans, but it’s arguably more significant as a loss for Democrats. Continue Reading
NMPolitics.net’s most-read stories of 2011
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Interested in knowing which articles published on this site in 2011 had the most reads? Here’s the list of the 10 most-read articles. Continue Reading
Meaning of Block’s e-mails to PRC chief of staff is ‘murky’
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If what former Public Regulation Commissioner Jerome Block Jr. told a television reporter is to be believed, e-mails Block sent to the PRC chief of staff and another employee in the months before his resignation may have related to drug activity. Continue Reading
Trade publication features NMPolitics.net
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A journalistic trade publication has featured NMPolitics.net as part of its “News Frontier Database,” which reports on “the digital news terrain.” Continue Reading
Pearce: Detainment provisions support prior court ruling
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In response to a commentary Heath Haussamen wrote Tuesday about provisions in the defense funding bill some say would allow the detainment of Americans without due process rights, a spokeswoman for U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce, R-N.M., says the bill’s language “dovetails” with a prior U.S. Supreme Court ruling on indefinite detainment. Continue Reading