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State Rep. Nate Cote, who initiated the request from lawmakers that led to a damning audit of the New Mexico Land Office, says he’s concerned about potential criminal activity and hopes the attorney general will look into the allegation that the land office interfered with the audit. Continue Reading
The federal budget practice of “earmarking” – or “pork spending” as it is known colloquially – has exploded during the last 15 years. The Taxpayers for Common Sense – a Washington watchdog group – took a hard look at our pork requests from Senators Bingaman and Udall for next year. Continue Reading
State Auditor Hector Balderas released his long-awaited audit of the New Mexico Land Office on Monday and accused the land office of “losing millions of dollars of valuable land.” Land Commissioner Pat Lyons called the audit flawed and Balderas delusional. Continue Reading
A Mexican journalist is living in Las Cruces and seeking asylum in the United States, but he isn’t fleeing from the drug cartels – he’s fleeing from Mexican soldiers. Continue Reading
Sunday night marked one of the tensest moments for North and South Korea since the 1950-1953 Korean War, and Gov. Bill Richardson was in the middle of it, urging restraint and claiming a series of concessions from the North. Continue Reading
With the unveiling of the Sunshine Portal, people have easier access to financial information from state government than they ever have before. And New Mexico is now one of the states at the forefront of utilizing the Internet to provide such access to information. Continue Reading
Gov.-elect Susana Martinez on Friday nominated former state treasurer candidate Demesia Padilla to be her administration’s taxation and revenue secretary. Continue Reading
Two defendants already charged in state court with bilking taxpayers out of millions of dollars were indicted this week on federal tax evasion charges. Continue Reading
If this week’s House and Senate votes on the Obama-GOP tax compromise had taken place next month, the entire New Mexico delegation would have opposed the deal. Continue Reading
With the Obama-Republican tax deal having passed the Senate and the House as well, I guess I’ve gotten the compromise I’ve been asking for. To be honest, I’d thought I’d feel better about it. Continue Reading
The reaction to a student inadvertently bringing a deer-hunting rifle onto school property in Montana, and zero-tolerance policies for guns, show an ignorance of what really does make us safe in society. Continue Reading
Efforts by U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., to reform the way the Senate does business appear to be picking up steam. Continue Reading
The trial of former Secretary of State Rebecca Vigil-Giron and three others accused of bilking taxpayers out of millions of dollars has been delayed again. Continue Reading
Former congressional candidate Greg Sowards of Las Cruces announced today that he’s running in 2012 for the Senate seat currently held by Democrat Jeff Bingaman. Continue Reading
North Korea and the U.S. may be sending messages to each other through Gov. Bill Richardson’s unofficial trip. It appears that Richardson also has a message – one he made sure will be broadcast on CNN. Continue Reading