Judicial candidate appeals public financing ruling
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Appellate judge candidate Dennis W. Montoya is appealing the secretary of state’s decision to reject his application for public financing. Continue Reading
U.S. senators, Teague praise offshore drilling proposal
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UPDATED: Three members of the New Mexico delegation praised the Obama Administration’s move to expand offshore drilling today. Here are their statements. Continue Reading
Sen. Boitano endorses Arnold-Jones in governor’s race
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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
Mullins fears militia situation will be used to take Americans’ guns
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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
Judicial candidate’s application for public financing rejected
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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 legislative candidates disqualified
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Three candidates for state House seats have been disqualified by the Secretary of State’s Office. Continue Reading
Secretary of state releases un-redacted e-mails
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Secretary of State Mary Herrera’s office is once again shifting gears and releasing public information it had originally refused to provide. Continue Reading
GOP gubernatorial candidates to debate in Las Cruces
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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
New poll shows Turner, Weh closest to Denish
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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
Teague to host House subcommittee meeting in Las Cruces
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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
Most voters in poll give Bingaman a thumbs-up
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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
Congressional hopefuls denounce threats, violence
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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 ‘surprised’ by guv’s veto
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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
Richardson vetoes food tax
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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 drop bids for statewide offices
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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