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While a number of high-profile ethics and transparency measures died as the clock expired on the regular session last week, the New Mexico Legislature also sent a number of significant proposals to the governor for action. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Republican gubernatorial candidate Pete Domenici Jr. will release information about campaign contributions he’s been collecting on Monday, his spokesman says. Continue Reading
The Democratic Party of New Mexico is starting to get impatient with three Republican gubernatorial candidates who say they will or may voluntarily release campaign finance information before the next report is due in April but haven’t yet done it. Continue Reading
A new poll conducted by students in a government class at New Mexico State University shows Pete Domenici Jr. with a large lead in the Republican gubernatorial primary, but an even larger number of people undecided. Continue Reading
The majority of those who voted in last week’s non-scientific poll on this site said they approve of the job Stuart Ingle is doing as Senate minority leader. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Republican gubernatorial candidate Pete Domenici Jr. says it was “intellectually dishonest” of opponent Allen Weh to distort a comment he made on the radio by leaving out its context. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Republican gubernatorial candidate Pete Domenici Jr. said during a radio interview that the general election race is going to be “difficult” for any of the Republican candidates to win. He used both the words “can” and “can’t” about his own chances to win in November. Continue Reading
Gov. Bill Richardson plans to call lawmakers into special session at noon on Wednesday to try again to fix the state’s massive budget deficit. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Proposals to expand legislative webcasting and create a state ethics commission died in the Senate today when the session ended without Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez, D-Belen, calling them up for debate. Continue Reading
UPDATED: A deal to balance the state’s budget fell apart in the early hours of the morning, and now some senators say that chamber has the signatures to call the Legislature into extraordinary session so lawmakers, not the governor, control the agenda. The question is whether the House will agree. Continue Reading
Heath Haussamen is going to spend much of the last four hours of the 2010 legislative session on the New Mexico Independent’s liveblog. Join him there. Continue Reading
The Legislature has sent two bills to the governor that would enact a state whistleblower protection law. Both pieces of legislation would protect public employees from retaliation for exposing wrongdoing. Continue Reading
Republican gubernatorial candidate Pete Domenici Jr. admitted on Wednesday that he has used illegal drugs in the past. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Pete Domenici Jr. on Wednesday said opponent Susana Martinez isn’t doing enough to set herself apart from the “corrupt” Richardson/Denish administration because she’s campaigning for governor while continuing to draw a salary as Dona Ana County’s district attorney. Continue Reading
UPDATED: The House has easily approved the creation of a publicly accessible, online database of financial information from government agencies in New Mexico that would include the names of exempt employees but not classified employees. Continue Reading