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Think New Mexico has proposed reforms to the Public Regulation Commission to fix significant structural flaws. Here’s an excerpt from their new report that details how the PRC came into being. Continue Reading
NMPolitics.net incorrectly reported earlier today that the N.M. Supreme Court had rejected a motion to recuse Chief Justice Charles W. Daniels from any matters related to the bribery case against Third Judicial District Judge Mike Murphy. Continue Reading
I’m pleased to report progress in my ongoing efforts to obtain records related to the secretary of state’s claim that she has evidence of foreign nationals illegally voting in New Mexico elections. But I still don’t have all the records I need to analyze her claim. Continue Reading
Every time you hear the “tax the rich” dialog, you can label that person a huckster who takes from one American to give to another American for their vote. In America we are left in the debate about the rich with this question: What do we do when we have taken all of the wealth from the rich? Who is next? Continue Reading
Attorney General Gary King is defending his acceptance of a campaign contribution of $15,000 some 11 months after a law capping donations at $5,000 took effect. Continue Reading
Prosecutor Matt Chandler has filed a motion seeking the recusal of N.M. Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles W. Daniels from any matters related to the bribery case against Third Judicial District Judge Mike Murphy. Continue Reading
Is Occupy Wall Street a demonstration, a movement, or a transformative moment? Some believe it’s merely an irritant that will be suppressed in the coming weeks. I think it’s something much more. Continue Reading
New Mexico faces rapidly-changing economic and political realities. The situation provides both peril and opportunities for New Mexicans, but there will be a transitional period and it may not be easy. Continue Reading
Attorney General Gary King’s latest outrageous action is accepting a campaign contribution of $15,000 less than a year after a law limiting donations to $5,000 – a law he supported – took effect. Continue Reading
What if Occupy Wall Street does not go away? What if they were to get their way? Because they don’t have a unified message, it is difficult to predict what kind of utopia the effort would produce, but we can make some educated guesses. Continue Reading
NMPolitics.net’s Heath Haussamen talked about the Occupy and Tea Party movements and other topics today on the radio program News New Mexico. Click on the headline to listen. Continue Reading
All three candidates for Las Cruces mayor said they would support campaign contribution limits and more frequent reporting requirements in municipal elections. And each had other ideas for reform. Continue Reading
My father was deported back to Italy because of improper documentation procedures and had to get in the back of the line. It took him another eight years to become a legal, naturalized U.S. citizen. Others should have to go through the same process. Continue Reading
The former son-in-law of District 5 Public Regulation Commissioner Ben Hall has sued Hall for almost $54,000, alleging that Hall never repaid a loan from 1998. Continue Reading
Sunland Park Mayor Martin Resendiz says now isn’t the “proper time” for him to run for Congress because of the “bad publicity” he and the city have received. But the issue isn’t the publicity; it’s the ethical problems that plague him and the city he runs. Continue Reading