Sen. Sharer endorses Martinez in gubernatorial race
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez today announced the endorsement of state Sen. William Sharer, R-Farmington. Continue Reading
VIDEO: AFSCME reacts to mandatory furloughs
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AFSCME- NM Council 18’s Andrew Padilla is worried about the impact Gov. Bill Richardson’s executive order that mandates five-day furloughs for all state workers will have on employees — especially those making less than $25,000 a year. He talked to NMPolitics.net outside the Roundhouse on Thursday. Continue Reading
VIDEO: AG spokesman on Bruce King’s death
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Phil Sisneros, spokesman for Attorney General Gary King’s office, held a news conference earlier today to talk about the death of King’s father, former Gov. Bruce King. Watch it here. Continue Reading
Former Gov. Bruce King dies at 85
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UPDATED: Former Gov. Bruce King – often called the “cowboy governor” – died this morning. He was 85. Gov. Bill Richardson ordered that flags be flown at half staff and called King “an innovative, far-sighted governor who knew the state better than any living New Mexican.” Continue Reading
ABQ councilor endorses Weh in gubernatorial race
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Albuquerque City Councilor Brad Winter has endorsed Republican Allen Weh in the gubernatorial race. Continue Reading
Lawmakers react to guv’s action on budget
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Gov. Bill Richardson’s action on the budget drew mixed reviews from lawmakers on Thursday. One of the more notable quotes came from Sen. John Arthur Smith, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, who has warned for years that hard times were coming. Continue Reading
State Democratic Party gets new executive director
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Democratic Party of New Mexico Chairman Javier Gonzales named Scott Forrester as the party’s next executive director earlier today. Continue Reading
AUDIO: Budget crisis ‘more painful than what it should have been,’ Smith says
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Several journalists talked with Sen. John Arthur Smith, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, today after the governor announced the action he’s taking to address the budget crisis. Listen to Smith’s remarks here. Continue Reading
VIDEO: Education secretary talks about budget cuts
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Education Secretary Veronica Garcia says students “probably won’t notice a discernable difference” in their classrooms as a result of the approximately 1 percent cuts to education the governor signed into law today. Continue Reading
VIDEO: Finance secretary talks about guv’s budget plan
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NMPolitics.net’s Peter St. Cyr was in Santa Fe today for Gov. Bill Richardson’s news conference about addressing the state’s budget crisis. After the news conference, St. Cyr caught up with Department of Finance and Administration Secretary Katherine Miller. Here’s what she had to say. Continue Reading
Guv orders job and agency cuts, furloughs
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UPDATED: Gov. Bill Richardson today smacked down an attempt by lawmakers to force 7.6-percent cuts on state agencies under his control, but announced his own plans to cut at least 84 political appointee jobs, order employees under his control to take five furlough days and trim agency budgets under his control by an average of 7 percent. Continue Reading
Ortiz y Pino blasts guv’s proposal to exempt current double-dippers
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Gov. Bill Richardson’s proposal to put an end to double-dipping by government employees in New Mexico — but exempt those who are currently doing it – is “inadequate,” says state Sen. Jerry Ortiz y Pino, a Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor. Continue Reading
VIDEO, AUDIO: Johnson still pushing drug-law reform
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Former Gov. Gary Johnson is still speaking out about decriminalizing and legalizing drugs in the United States. Click on the headline to listen to a speech he gave Tuesday at the University of New Mexico and watch an exclusive interview with him. Continue Reading
NMSU prez finalist withdraws name from consideration
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A finalist for the job of president of New Mexico State University – one who had received attention because of a scandal at the institution where he currently works – has withdrawn his name from consideration for the school’s top job. Continue Reading
VIDEO: Veterans services secretary worried about cuts
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New Mexico Secretary of Veterans Services John Garcia says he doesn’t want across-the-board budget cuts to state agencies “laid on the back of my veterans.” Continue Reading