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I hope before this is over the Occupy Wall Street folks will get to the cause of this problem and stop focusing only on the bad actors. Our future depends on it. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Candidates and political committees had to file finance reports with the City of Las Cruces on Thursday. You can view them here. Continue Reading
UPDATED: A private defense attorney says a former employee of District Attorney Matt Chandler who has accused the DA of playing politics in the case against a Las Cruces judge called Chandler “honest and ethical” in a conversation earlier this year. Continue Reading
Fred Espinosa, Charles Scholz and Gregory Z. Smith, the candidates for the District 2 seat on the Las Cruces City Council, answer NMPolitics.net’s questions on topics ranging from growth and development to ethics reform to quality of life and sustainability. Continue Reading
The core of our dysfunction is the schools are ignoring the most basic principle of learning. It is driven almost entirely by the curiosity of humans and their need to have the tools to satisfy that curiosity. Continue Reading
On Nov. 3 over 400 people, 12 congregations and eight religious denominations will gather to hear from one another about the struggles to stabilize their families as they experience unemployment and home foreclosure, and to hear from students who want more opportunities to higher education. Continue Reading
In denying prosecutor Matt Chandler’s request that he recuse himself from matters related to the bribery case against Judge Mike Murphy, Chief Justice Charles W. Daniels revealed allegations that Chandler has played politics in an attempt to gain an advantage in the case. Continue Reading
True debates – as opposed to bland forums – are rare in politics these days, so it was refreshing to see the Las Cruces mayoral candidates engage in a real live debate on Tuesday. Continue Reading
Michael Ray Huerta and Dolores Connor outperformed Las Cruces Mayor Ken Miyagishima at Tuesday’s debate but didn’t spend enough time rebutting his argument for why he deserves to be re-elected. Continue Reading
UPDATED: If you missed tonight’s Las Cruces mayoral candidate debate, you can watch it here. You can also check out the archived liveblog discussion of the debate. Continue Reading
Join NMPolitics.net’s liveblog of the Las Cruces mayoral candidate debate right here. The liveblog will get going around 6:15 p.m., and the debate starts at 6:30 p.m. Continue Reading
It’s no surprise that N.M. Education Secretary Designate Hanna Skandera is taking steps to undermine public education. The problem is that the educational model she and her backers pursue isn’t education at all. It’s operant conditioning. Continue Reading
The candidates for Las Cruces mayor will participate in a televised debate this evening. You can watch the debate on NMPolitics.net and participate in a liveblog. Continue Reading
Miguel Silva and Natalie Chadborn, the candidates for the District 1 seat on the Las Cruces City Council, answer NMPolitics.net’s questions on topics ranging from growth and development to ethics reform to quality of life and sustainability. Continue Reading
Gov. Susana Martinez and her husband, Chuck Franco, need to put the Mexican drug cartels on notice by declaring war on heroin in New Mexico. Continue Reading