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Armed with a deep hope that we can overcome our state’s poverty mentality, I’m restarting NMPolitics.net. We’re best when we work together, and I want to help pull New Mexico in that direction. Continue Reading
For nearly seven years, NMPolitics.net was one of the most well-read and influential political news websites in New Mexico. It gained national recognition from the Washington Post, Politico, and others. Continue Reading
I’ve not found a suitable buyer for NMPolitics.net, so I’m shutting down the site. Before I go, I want to leave you with some parting thoughts about the importance of finding common ground. Continue Reading
‘Family probably had the biggest impact in my life – seeing how you look after one another and how that translates into how you look after the community,’ the Democratic 3rd Congressional District candidate says. Continue Reading
Republican 3rd Congressional District candidate Jeff Byrd says his Christian faith has carried him through difficult times and will influence how he votes if he’s elected. Continue Reading
‘People are looking for certainty in their lives,’ the congressman says, and, as he seeks re-election, Steve Pearce says he is reaching across party lines to try to ‘bring widely divergent groups together’ to focus on policy and ‘the common good’ instead of politics. Continue Reading
Many have a difficult time on America’s ‘uneven playing field,’ Evelyn Madrid Erhard, the Democrat taking on U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce, R-N.M., says. She wants to ‘work with farmers, ranchers, the oil industry, whoever it is necessary to work with to achieve balance and to make sure that everyone pays their fair share of taxes.’ Continue Reading
I want the citizens of this county to know that I admit my mistake – a violation of the New Mexico Open Meetings Act – and I apologize. Continue Reading
It’s time for me to focus on New Mexico In Depth, but I want this site to continue and hopefully to grow. At this point, it has a better chance of doing that if someone else takes it over. Continue Reading
NMPolitics.net is on hiatus due to a family emergency. We’ll be back as soon as possible. Continue Reading
Recently, the House of Representatives acted to fully repeal Obamacare. I call on the Senate to follow the House’s lead. Continue Reading
With voter ID laws becoming a political flashpoint in what’s gearing up to be a close election year, ProPublica looks at the facts behind the laws and breaks down the issues at the heart of the debate. Continue Reading
The Rio Grande Foundation can try to cobble together all the complex statistical formulae in the world, but the reality is their vision of a workforce with no rights and no power almost always leads to lower wages and higher unemployment. Continue Reading
VIDEO: KOB-TV tracked down late last week the man who allegedly created a New Mexico Finance Authority audit officials say was fraudulent, and he disputed some of their claims. Click on the headline to watch the news station’s report. Continue Reading
In the wake of the Aurora massacre we can, and perhaps should, debate the role of guns in our society. But as long as we focus on that at the expense of working to solve our core problems, we’re seeking a Band Aid instead of true societal healing. Continue Reading