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Washington political analyst Stuart Rothenberg has moved the 2nd Congressional District race between Democrat Harry Teague and Republican Steve Pearce from “toss-up” to “lean Republican,” and he thinks the 1st District race is going to be hot as well. Continue Reading
The majority of those who voted in last week’s non-scientific poll on this site said Kent Cravens will win the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor. Continue Reading
New Mexico Spaceport Authority Executive Director Steve Landeene is leaving his job after more than two years in the post. Continue Reading
Las Cruces City Manager Terrence Moore wasn’t selected as one of four finalists for the job of city manager in Scottsdale, Ariz. Continue Reading
Republican 3rd Congressional candidate Tom Mullins still hasn’t filed his report with the Federal Election Commission, but he reported on his blog that he raised $26,102 from January to March. Continue Reading
Former U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., will spend next week traveling around the state with his son to promote the younger Domenici’s gubernatorial campaign. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Public Regulation Commissioner Sandy Jones was shot at earlier today while he was parked on the side of Interstate 40 near Clines Corners talking on his cell phone, but he wasn’t harmed. Continue Reading
Hundreds of people attended a tax-day protest in Las Cruces today. Interestingly, I found the group to be better organized, but the crowd less boisterous, than at last year’s April 15 event. Continue Reading
U.S. Rep. Harry Teague, D-N.M., raised $132,843.18 for his re-election campaign in the first three months of the year – enough to keep him about $200,000 ahead of his Republican opponent, Steve Pearce, in overall fundraising during the election cycle. Continue Reading
The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees announced today that it had endorsed Brian Colón in the lieutenant governor’s race. Continue Reading
U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján raised $150,297.30 for his re-election campaign in the first three months of the year, while one of two Republicans vying for the right to take him on in November ended the fundraising quarter almost out of cash. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Republican 1st Congressional District candidate Jon Barela raised $232,188.05 in the first three months of the year, making it his best fundraising quarter to date. Continue Reading
A man who was elected Tuesday to be one of four members of the Town of Anthony’s Board of Trustees apparently pulled a gun on the husband of another trustee candidate two days before the election. Continue Reading
U.S. Rep. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., raised $300,233.83 for his re-election campaign in the first three months of the year, finishing the fundraising quarter with more than $1 million in the bank. Continue Reading
Republican 2nd Congressional District candidate Steve Pearce raised $277,447.64 in the first three months of the year, bringing his total fundraising for the campaign to more than $1 million. Continue Reading