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District 6 Las Cruces City Councilor Sharon K. Thomas was re-elected today. Thomas won with 1,444 votes, or 55 percent, to the 1,201 votes, or 45 percent, that went to challenger James W. Harbison. Continue Reading
Gill M. Sorg has defeated incumbent Councilor Gil Jones in the Las Cruces City Council District 5 race. Continue Reading
The polls have now closed in the Las Cruces municipal election. Check back here throughout the evening for updates as the results come in. Continue Reading
House Minority Whip Keith Gardner, R-Roswell, put his support behind Susana Martinez’s campaign for governor today. “I believe it’s important that Republicans support the one candidate who not only shares our conservative values, but can also defeat Diane Denish,” Gardner said. Continue Reading
Three city council seats are up for grabs today in an important election about the future of Las Cruces. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. If you haven’t already done so, vote! Continue Reading
After facing what amounted to a funding cut of 14 percent earlier this year, state Auditor Hector Balderas’ office says it may not be able to do its job if it loses additional funds the Legislature voted to take in the recent special session. Continue Reading
Freshman Sen. Tim Eichenberg, D-Albuquerque, is admitting that remarks he made about Lt. Gov. Diane Denish’s chances of winning the governor’s race in 2010 “stirred up emotions on both side(s) of the aisle.” Continue Reading
In a new, in-depth report into the embattled CDR Financial Products, Bloomberg details $27.7 million in bonds NM’s Region III Housing Authority sold in 2003 “with the help of” CDR. Continue Reading
A controversial Las Cruces political committee ran two half-page ads in the Las Cruces Sun-News on Sunday – the group’s first expenditures related to the city election, one of the ads states. Continue Reading
In an article that ran Sunday, the Las Cruces Sun-News incorrectly identified Gil Jones, the Las Cruces District 5 city councilor, as a Republican. Continue Reading
The vast majority of those who voted in last week’s non-scientific poll on this site said Gov. Bill Richardson should not veto a provision in a budget-fix bill that requires cuts to the salaries and benefits of some of his political appointees. Continue Reading
As members of the U.S. House prepare to mark up a health care bill this week Washington, U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., told NMPolitics.net that Congress is behind were he hoped to be — as far as the timing goes for health care insurance reform. Continue Reading
Not surprisingly, U.S. Rep. Harry Teague, D-N.M., expressed concerns about a health-care reform bill that was unveiled Thursday and will be debated next week, while the state’s other two representatives praised the legislation. Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — State Rep. Mimi Stewart, D-Albuquerque, traveled to Washington this week along with 46 other state legislators from 30 states to push Congress to pass a national clean energy bill. Watch her talk about it here. Continue Reading
UPDATED: The company that was at the center of the scandal that cost Gov. Bill Richardson the U.S. commerce secretary post was indicted along with three employees today as part of a national probe into bid rigging in the municipal bond market. Continue Reading