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The blueprint of our downfall can be seen in the battle between Shell Oil and our Environmental Protection Agency involving billions of barrels of domestic oil. Continue Reading
U.S. Rep. Martin Heinrich has sent a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to keep his promise to begin reducing the number of U.S. soldiers stationed in Afghanistan starting in July. Continue Reading
U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce will travel out of his district on Friday to speak to a tea party group in Albuquerque, but his spokesman says that shouldn’t be taken as a sign that Southern New Mexico’s congressman is gearing up for a U.S. Senate run. Continue Reading
Even if Barack Obama wins re-election against mounting odds, I think we will continue to lose. We are losing in his first term as he acquiesces in the erosion of the social compact. Given the history of two-term presidents, we cannot hope for better in a second term. Continue Reading
There’s new trouble with the secretary of state’s campaign finance reporting system, the Albuquerque Journal is reporting. Continue Reading
Sen. Eric Griego was right on in a recent commentary to criticize state lawmakers who refused to discuss, debate and vote on raising revenues during the 2011 legislative session. Continue Reading
The U.S. Senate primary between Democrats Martin Heinrich and Hector Balderas could be quite a battle, if Balderas can raise enough money and intelligently articulate his views. Continue Reading
New Mexico’s revenue streams have apparently stabilized and are “tiptoeing toward recovery,” the Albuquerque Journal is reporting. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Hector Balderas put the spotlight on his rural roots and his record as state auditor as he launched his U.S. Senate campaign online today with an announcement on Twitter and the unveiling of his website. Continue Reading
Dueling budget proposals from President Barack Obama and Rep. Paul Ryan have worthwhile elements, but at the same time, both avoid making some tough, but necessary, cuts to the federal leviathan. Continue Reading
Donald has effectively (already) taken America’s eye off the substance of what the 2012 campaign should be about – and that is jobs and the health of the American economy (you know, the 20 million people who are still out of work). Instead, he is off and running with the all-important birther issue. Continue Reading
UPDATED: U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján has decided against giving up his House seat to run for the Senate seat being vacated by Jeff Bingaman. Continue Reading
U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce, R-N.M., is backing a proposal that would end wilderness-like protections for about 32,700 acres of land in Doña Ana County, the Las Cruces Sun-News is reporting. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Did U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce try to get his colleagues to approve an earmark that would benefit a campaign contributor? According to a Politico article, members of both parties thought that was exactly what was happening and recently voted to kill Pearce’s proposal. Continue Reading
Secretary of State Dianna Duran’s redactions of e-mails related to a voter fraud probe appear to show that she’s using executive privilege in a less transparent way than is allowed in the administration of Gov. Susana Martinez, an open government advocate says. Continue Reading