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The head of the state district attorney’s association has disclosed how each district attorney voted during two recent votes on whether to continue an automated system that notifies victims and others of court hearings. Continue Reading
Gov. Susana Martinez’s popularity is somewhat of an anomaly, as many GOP governors of swing states have low approval ratings. The fact that she and President Barack Obama are popular here makes New Mexico one of the more interesting states to watch in 2012. Continue Reading
The lawyer representing Third Judicial District Judge Mike Murphy has filed several motions seeking the dismissal of bribery charges against his client. Continue Reading
Clinton R. Lanier, a small-business owner and assistant professor at New Mexico Tech in Socorro, has announced his candidacy for the District 2 seat on the Las Cruces City Council. Continue Reading
Next year’s primary and general elections are far away, and anything can happen in the interim. But right now, the Senate and presidential contests in New Mexico are shaping up to be hotly contested races that will keep the state in the national spotlight through next November. Continue Reading
The state’s district attorneys have agreed to take a company that provides a victim notification system up on its offer to continue the service for two months for free while they seek other funding to keep the system going. Continue Reading
A new poll finds Republican Heather Wilson and Democrat Martin Heinrich leading in their respective primaries for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Jeff Bingaman. Continue Reading
A new poll finds that Republicans Gary Johnson and Mitt Romney are the candidates with the greatest support in New Mexico in potential matchups with President Barack Obama next year. Continue Reading
Gov. Susana Martinez pocket vetoed a bill earlier this year that would have funded a victim notification system she helped bring to New Mexico years ago as a district attorney. With federal funding for the system ending today, the state’s district attorneys are scrambling to try to find a way to keep the system going. Continue Reading
The U.S. attorney for Western Texas has taken over the firearms trafficking case against officials from the Town of Columbus and others. Continue Reading
Former State Rep. Nate Cote told NMPolitics.net in May that he was “seriously” considering running for Congress next year; he now tells the Las Cruces Sun-News that isn’t likely. Continue Reading
Former Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chávez is running for the 1st Congressional District seat being vacated by Martin Heinrich; meanwhile, former Lt. Gov. Diane Denish has decided against running. Continue Reading
UPDATED: The top two Democratic U.S. Senate candidates have leads in potential matchups with the top three Republican candidates, a new poll finds. Continue Reading
Republican Janice Arnold-Jones is sounding more like a candidate for the 1st Congressional District seat in Congress with language she uses in a news release sent earlier today. Continue Reading
The chief justice of the N.M. Supreme Court says that, at the conclusion of the bribery case involving District Judge Mike Murphy, the state’s judges will be able to hold their heads high because the judiciary will have handled the case responsibly. Continue Reading