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UPDATED: Lt. Gov. Diane Denish’s campaign will reimburse the state for three political news releases and other political work paid for with public money in 2004. No comment yet from Gov. Bill Richardson, whose office also put out a political news release in 2004. Continue Reading
Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez today announced the endorsements of three elected officials from Otero County. Continue Reading
On the same day that U.S. Rep. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., talked with medical professionals about Saturday’s House vote in favor of health insurance reform, his likely Republican opponent, Jon Barela, criticized the measure and offered his own solutions. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Gov. Bill Richardson signed today legislation that cuts $110 million from various state funds to help plug this year’s budget shortfall, but he vetoed a provision that would have taken additional money from the state auditor. Continue Reading
The Albuquerque Journal had a stellar, two-part report this weekend about a top manager at the state Department of Transportation. Continue Reading
Brian Colón says he wants to make the “largely undefined” lieutenant governor’s office the conduit between New Mexicans and their government. He also wants to use his ability to make connections to help solve the state’s problems. Continue Reading
It wasn’t really a surprise when U.S. Rep. Harry Teague, D-N.M., announced Friday that he planned to vote against the health care bill that ended up narrowly passing the House on Saturday. Continue Reading
The majority of those who voted in last week’s non-scientific poll on this site said they don’t approve of the job Bill Richardson is doing as governor. Continue Reading
Blowing a .08 on a breathalyzer test, failing field sobriety tests and being arrested for suspicion of drunken driving raises questions about whether Cindy Padilla will actually fulfill her appointment as deputy assistant secretary on aging in the U.S. Health and Humans Services Department. Continue Reading
The current justices of the New Mexico Supreme Court say they were saddened to learn of the death of former Chief Justice Gene Franchini, who died Wednesday while giving a lecture to first-year law students at the University of New Mexico. Continue Reading
The secretary of state has appointed Doña Ana County’s new elections supervisor to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission. Continue Reading
Lt. Gov. Diane Denish says she wants the state to eliminate “lucrative loopholes for double-dippers” — state employees who are rehired after retiring and receive both a state salary and a pension. Click on the headline to listen to her remarks. Continue Reading
The chairman of the Democratic Party of New Mexico says progressive wins in three city council elections in Las Cruces on Tuesday are a good sign for Democrats heading into the 2010 election. Continue Reading
Attorney General Gary King had surgery today to “replace discs and fuse vertebrae in his neck to alleviate longstanding pain and immobility in the area,” a news release from his office states. Continue Reading
Outgoing District 5 Las Cruces City Councilor Gil Jones says it’s not for him to analyze why he lost his re-election battle on Tuesday. Continue Reading