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Republican gubernatorial candidate Janice Arnold-Jones has picked up another legislative endorsement – this one from Sen. Mark Boitano, R-Albuquerque, who has worked with her on bringing webcasting to the Roundhouse. Continue Reading
Republican 3rd Congressional District candidate Tom Mullins says he wasn’t making a statement of support for the recently arrested members of a Michigan-based militia group when he wrote in a blog posting that the government is “after the militia” but “the citizen militia is not the problem.” Continue Reading
An appeals judge hopeful who has touted himself as the first statewide candidate to take advantage of public financing in New Mexico has been disqualified from using the state’s public financing system. Continue Reading
Three candidates for state House seats have been disqualified by the Secretary of State’s Office. Continue Reading
Secretary of State Mary Herrera’s office is once again shifting gears and releasing public information it had originally refused to provide. Continue Reading
The five Republican candidates for governor have all agreed to participate in an April 10 debate in Las Cruces, but you’ll have to pay to see it. Continue Reading
An independent poll released this weekend shows all five Republican gubernatorial candidates trailing Democratic candidate Diane Denish in potential head-to-head contests, with only Doug Turner and Allen Weh holding Denish under 50 percent. Continue Reading
U.S. Rep. Harry Teague, D-N.M., will host a field hearing of the House Veterans Affairs Health Subcommittee on Monday in Las Cruces. Continue Reading
The majority of those who voted in last week’s non-scientific poll on this site said they approve of the job U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman is doing. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Three Republican congressional candidates and a Libertarian candidate from New Mexico are denouncing acts and threats of violence that, thus far, have been aimed mostly at House Democrats who have supported health-care reform legislation. Continue Reading
Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez, D-Belen, says he’s “surprised” by Gov. Bill Richardson’s veto of the food tax approved during the recent special session of the Legislature. Continue Reading
Gov. Bill Richardson vetoed the food tax today in what a news release from his office called “the final legislative action of his two terms as governor.” “I am not willing to put this burden on working families in the form of an unfair tax on food,” Richardson said. Continue Reading
Four candidates for lieutenant governor and land commissioner dropped their bids on Tuesday after failing at their parties’ preprimary nominating conventions to win the support of 20 percent of delegates. Continue Reading
Democrat Mike Anaya dropped his bid for state land commissioner today and endorsed Ray Powell in the race. Continue Reading
The district attorney says her office is still reviewing part of a probe involving Las Cruces City Manager Terrence Moore, and the sheriff’s department is still investigating other, related allegations. Continue Reading