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If Gov. Susana Martinez is successful in remaking the Legislature in this year’s election, so be it. If not, she needs to change her tone – and let’s hope there will still be some lawmakers around who are interested in working with her. Continue Reading
My dog Conrad was amused by the story of an Albuquerque man who registered his dog to vote and promptly got a voter card for the dog in the mail. Continue Reading
The Senate president pro tem has inappropriately used government resources to campaign twice in the last week. I wish the Legislature and governor would wake up to the fact that an independent ethics board is needed to address such conduct. Continue Reading
New Mexicans – just like other Americans – believe in responsible energy exploration and that we need energy from all sources – including renewables – to provide for our long-term energy needs. Continue Reading
Rhonda King is the ninth House member to announce she won’t seek re-election this year, and, because of redistricting, another two House members won’t be back in that chamber in 2013. Continue Reading
The Obama administration is working to help our state and others that have been hit hard by the housing downturn. Continue Reading
The election of a mayor in Sunland Park who faces extortion charges complicates an already messy situation in which seven city officials have been charged and at least four fraudulent votes by Texans have been disqualified. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Despite facing felony extortion charges, Daniel Salinas won Sunland Park’s mayoral race this evening. Read about that and more from the state’s municipal elections in NMPolitics.net’s liveblog archive by clicking on the headline. Continue Reading
UPDATED: A former Sunland Park city councilor and a current city employee were charged today in the alleged voter-fraud scheme that has rocked the town. Continue Reading
Senate President Pro Tem Tim Jennings apparently doesn’t understand that using government resources to campaign is never appropriate. Continue Reading
N.M. State Police officers are out in force in Sunland Park during today’s election to investigate, provide protection for state officials and reassure residents that they can safely vote. Continue Reading
Polls are open until 7 p.m. in many New Mexico cities for local elections. Here are some links for more info. Continue Reading
New Mexico has a real opportunity to get our children excited about learning at a very young age by properly funding early childhood programs. Continue Reading
NMPolitics.net will liveblog news and results from the Sunland Park municipal election and others around the state beginning at 6:45 p.m. Join us! Continue Reading
VIDEO: A controversial pastor who doesn’t believe President Barack Obama is a natural-born U.S. citizen has come to the defense of a Clovis mayoral candidate involved in his movement. Continue Reading