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UPDATED: The Attorney General’s Office filed a new felony charge against Secretary of State Dianna Duran on Friday, accusing her of identity theft for listing a former state senator as her campaign treasurer without his knowledge. Continue Reading
All three candidates for Las Cruces mayor have confirmed their participation in an Oct. 8 forum, according to a news release from the event’s organizers. Continue Reading
Secretary of State Dianna Duran is represented by Erlinda Ocampo Johnson, an attorney who helped clear one of the defendants in the housing authority scandal. Johnson is trying to get the attorney general disqualified from prosecuting Duran, which attorneys for the housing authority defendants also tried in that case. Continue Reading
It’s important to insist on buying New Mexico-grown chile, some say. Others claim Chihuahua chile is just as good, or maybe even superior. Continue Reading
NMPolitics.net has a policy requiring that we correct inaccuracies. In accordance with that policy, here’s a detailed correction to the article, “Sunland Park city councilor arrested on misdemeanor drug charges.” A prior version of this posting incorrectly stated that the penalties for the misdemeanors could lead to time served in the state prison system, not the county jail. Continue Reading
Attorney General Hector Balderas will join his staff in Las Cruces on Thursday for a training on the state’s sunshine laws. Continue Reading
Not so fast, the online retailer tells a teenage super PAC founder. Continue Reading
Sergio R. Carrillo was arrested Monday during a city council meeting on misdemeanor charges of possession of less than an ounce of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Continue Reading
El Paso Electric’s 20-year operating plan is a real wallet buster for consumers and a head scratcher for anyone who follows the utility industry. Continue Reading
Meanwhile, The Santa Fe New Mexican is reporting that Duran listed Don Kidd as her 2010 campaign treasurer, but a former state senator by that name, who is Duran’s friend, says he didn’t take on that task. That raises questions about whether anyone was keeping an eye on Duran’s campaign finances. Continue Reading
What is worse than a tree-hugger spiking your chainsaw is an elected official that continues to spew misinformation and blatant lies to those who elected him. Continue Reading
Still in his first year on the job, Attorney General Hector Balderas says he was most surprised when he took office to learn “how few resources were being devoted to protecting children in New Mexico.” Continue Reading
All three candidates for mayor and several candidates running for three city council seats have partially or wholly funded their own campaigns. Continue Reading
The Juárez Cartel remains the biggest organization in the Paso del Norte region, followed by the Sinaloa Cartel of Chapo Guzman and Mayo Zambada. What’s more, “the (New Mexico) territory of Las Cruces and Albuquerque is disputed by the two cartels,” according to one story. Continue Reading
State Auditor Tim Keller’s chief of staff disputes my assertion that Keller, when he was a senator, had a conflict related to the awarding of a lease at the state fair grounds. I believe the facts are on my side. Continue Reading