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It’s been five years since SpaceShipOne won the first Ansari X Prize and proved that commercial vehicles have a future in outer space. But the move to actually commercialize space hasn’t been as quick as those trying to make it happen predicted. Continue Reading
The Albuquerque city election could be a key indicator of what’s to come in New Mexico. Here’s how. Continue Reading
Ten months after Albuquerque’s election season started, voters are heading to the polls today to select a mayor and five city councilors. Continue Reading
Gov. Bill Richardson announced today that the special session to deal with the state’s budget shortfall will begin at noon on Oct. 17. Continue Reading
The Interior Department is taking a second look at a policy that led to the rejection of an application by Northern New Mexico’s Jemez Pueblo to build an off-reservation casino in Anthony. Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., will hold a hearing this week on a bill that would protect more than 350,000 acres of land in Doña Ana County. Continue Reading
The lieutenant governor hasn’t historically been too involved in managing state government. Lawrence Rael thinks that should change. Continue Reading
President Barack Obama has appointed N.M. Human Services Secretary Pamela Hyde to be administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the U.S. Health and Human Services Department. Continue Reading
The majority of those who voted in last week’s non-scientific poll on this site said Ray Powell would make the best state land commissioner out of the declared and potential candidates for the position. Continue Reading
As part of the settlement with developer Philip Philippou that the City of Las Cruces announced earlier this week, the city said Philippou was giving it a right of way along Mesa Grande Drive from U.S. Highway 70 to Lohman Avenue. That may or may not happen, because Philippou doesn’t currently own that right of way. Continue Reading
Attorney General Gary King has referred a case involving his cousin to the 1st Judicial District Attorney’s Office in Santa Fe “to avoid any potential conflicts,” the Albuquerque Journal is reporting. Continue Reading
Attorney General Gary King plans to push a number of ethics-reform proposals during the 30-day session of the Legislature that begins in January, and at the top of his list is the creation of an independent ethics commission. Continue Reading
The New Mexico Environment Department announced settlements on Wednesday with the U.S. Air Force over hazardous waste management procedures at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque and with Helen Chemical Company over air quality violations at its plant in Mesquite. Continue Reading
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack heard complaints on Wednesday from dairy farmers about the need for changes in the system, the Las Cruces Sun-News is reporting. Continue Reading
Lawmakers who are crafting legislation that would create an independent state ethics commission decided Wednesday to propose that such a body have 11 members and subpoena power. Continue Reading