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The Democratic Governors Association unveiled a new TV ad today that furthers claims made in its last attack ad on Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez. Meanwhile, the Republican Governors Association has donated another $500,000 to Martinez’s campaign. Continue Reading
District Attorney Susana Martinez’s office paid companies owned by an employee’s husband for several years to mentor juveniles in an after-school martial arts program. The District Court in Las Cruces entered into a similar arrangement with one of the companies. Martinez says it made sense to use the same company. Continue Reading
Conrad F. Perea is the newest magistrate judge in Doña Ana County. He was appointed Tuesday to replace Joseph Guillory, an embattled judge who was disciplined by the Supreme Court in January and resigned in August. Continue Reading
Both candidates for governor say they would pick university regents based on qualifications and experience rather than politics, but neither is explicitly promising that she won’t try to exert direct control over regents by attempting to remove those who don’t vote her way on issues. Continue Reading
The Secretary of State’s Office has fired two whistleblowers who took allegations of potential criminal activity in the office to the FBI. Continue Reading
Former Republican gubernatorial candidate Allen Weh has started a political action committee aimed at “building citizen awareness and support for the principles the American republic is based on.” Continue Reading
The candidates for New Mexico’s 2nd and 3rd congressional district seats have agreed to two televised debates in the coming weeks, while in the 1st District both candidates have agreed to one televised debate, but the Democrat, Martin Heinrich, has rejected the second. Continue Reading
Two new media reports indicate trouble in Secretary of State Mary Herrera’s office, with one quoting former employees about the issues in her office and the other citing e-mails that indicate that some office employees were being paid by taxpayers while they worked on Herrera’s campaign. Continue Reading
News that the chairman of the state’s teacher pension fund resigned after the Albuquerque Journal learned of a controversial loan he had received angered New Mexico’s gubernatorial candidates. Continue Reading
The final session of the Domenici Public Policy Conference at times felt like a contentious panel discussion on a cable news channel as Karl Rove and Joe Lockhart debated national politics. They agreed on at least one thing: Voters are angry and are going to send a lot of elected Democrats home on Nov. 2. Continue Reading
UPDATED: The gubernatorial candidates covered little new ground in separate speeches at the Domenici Public Policy Conference in Las Cruces today, and their only interaction was a brief handshake. Continue Reading
Reducing the federal government’s massive debt is the most important issue of the day and should be approached like fighting a war, former U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici said Wednesday. Continue Reading
District 5 Public Regulation candidate Bill McCamley says he’s disappointed that his opponent is refusing to debate him several times before the election. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Attorney General Gary King has big leads over challenger Matt Chandler in two newly released polls of the race. Continue Reading
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Diane Denish wants a new constitutional convention to consider revising the N.M. Constitution. Her GOP opponent, Susana Martinez, agrees with the sentiment behind creating a commission to tackle government inefficiency but says there’s a better way to combat corruption. Continue Reading