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U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., says President Barack Obama has some tough decisions to make as he proceeds with fighting the war in Afghanistan. If the president can’t clearly define a strategy, Bingaman said it might be time for the U.S. military to pull out of the country. Continue Reading
Santa Fe County Commissioner Harry Montoya, a Democrat, says he is thinking about running for land commissioner and is looking at making an announcement later this month or early in October. Continue Reading
Democratic lieutenant governor candidate Brian Colón is off to a quick start, having already raised more than $100,000. Colón announced the fundraising number in an e-mail he sent to supporters early today. Continue Reading
New Mexico State University Executive Vice President and Provost Waded Cruzado visited the the University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA) today to interview for that school’s president job. She’s also a finalist for the president job at Montana State University. Continue Reading
The Democratic candidates for lieutenant governor who attended last week’s forum talked on camera about why they’re running. The campaign of state Sen. Gerald Ortiz y Pino put the videos on YouTube. You can watch them right here. Continue Reading
Former U.S. Rep. Heather Wilson is usually a decisive person. But she said last week in an interview that she still hasn’t made a decision on whether she’s going to run for governor next year. Continue Reading
Criminal prosecutions in the state’s 13 judicial districts could be severely impacted if lawmakers decide to cut the budgets of the state’s district attorneys, according to the the DA in Bernalillo County. Continue Reading
The majority of those who voted in last week’s non-scientific poll on this site said Brian Moore would defeat J.R. Damron in a Republican primary race between the two for lieutenant governor. Continue Reading
New Mexico’s Air National Guard unit, called the “Tacos,” will inherit a fleet of 60 aircraft, including four CV-22 Ospreys and helicopters, that the governor could dispatch to state emergencies or on rescue missions. Continue Reading
Construction of the 10,000-foot runway at Spaceport America is underway, the New Mexico Spaceport Authority announced today in a news release. Continue Reading
More than 350,000 acres of land in Doña Ana County — including the Organ Mountains — would be protected under legislation New Mexico’s U.S. senators introduced Thursday. Continue Reading
In an interview in Las Cruces, a key U.S. senator in the health-care reform debate reaffirmed her opposition to including a public option in a reform bill. But Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., said she thinks the Senate can get 60 votes in support of a bill that will accomplish the president’s goals without a public option. Continue Reading
Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., is praising a new health care reform proposal being circulated in Washington that does not include a public option, but he says he will push for public option to be added to the bill. Continue Reading
Immigration reform is on the back burner for now, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said during a speech at NMSU on Wednesday. In the meantime, she said, efforts to step up border enforcement and interrupt the flow of drugs, weapons and cash across the border are “zooming along.” Continue Reading
Former U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., had little to say when asked today about two high-profile federal investigations, one of them involving him. Continue Reading