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A new poll shows Republican Steve Pearce leading Democrat Harry Teague by 4 points in the 2nd Congressional District race, 46 percent to 42 percent. Continue Reading
Mary Herrera wants people to know that she has worked hard to clean up a mess she inherited when she became secretary of state in 2007. She says much of the scandal that has plagued her tenure is due to her efforts causing some employees to become disgruntled. Continue Reading
This week, Attorney General Gary King once again backed scandal-plagued Secretary of State Mary Herrera by agreeing with her that a write-in candidate for governor of New Mexico is constitutional “on its face.” It isn’t. Continue Reading
Democrat Gary King is maintaining a large lead in his race to keep his job as attorney general, an Albuquerque Journal poll found. Continue Reading
The 2nd District race is still up for grabs, but Harry Teague needs to reverse the recent trend toward Steve Pearce. Three new endorsements may be a start. If the recent trend continues, however, Pearce could be firmly in control when Election Day arrives. Continue Reading
I propose providing an alternative “second-chance” qualifying path to the current lottery scholarship, with the goal of raising the educational levels of more New Mexicans in order to better compete in the global economy. Continue Reading
Republican 2nd Congressional District candidate Steve Pearce will get 30 minutes of free air time on KOB-TV in Albuquerque after his Democratic opponent, Harry Teague, declined an invitation to debate. Continue Reading
Governor Richardson has been in the news a lot in recent weeks on a variety of issues that I have found to be both entertaining and disturbing. I only hope that the next governor, no matter who she is, is as Senator John Arthur Smith recently stated, “more concerned about child care than the wildlife.” Continue Reading
The race between Democrat Harry Teague and Republican Steve Pearce in the 2nd Congressional District remains a virtual tie, according to a new Albuquerque Journal poll. Continue Reading
A new, independent poll has Democrat Martin Heinrich leading Republican Jon Barela by 7 points in the 1st Congressional District race, but that doesn’t mean the news is all good for Heinrich. Continue Reading
There’s been remarkable consistency among polls from four companies that have surveyed the governor’s race in the last few weeks, including Sunday’s Albuquerque Journal poll. They all show Susana Martinez in the upper 40s or better and Diane Denish stuck in the lower 40s. Continue Reading
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Diane Denish has been hammering her GOP opponent because the office Susana Martinez runs bought office supplies from a business owned by an employee. It turns out that Denish, as chair of the New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority, voted in 2003 to give a no-bid contract to a business owned by the wife of an employee. Continue Reading
The irresponsible votes for unsustainable spending could have been prevented by better representation. Our representatives needed to ask us what we wanted, not what Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama wanted. They should all be sent home this November. Continue Reading
Diane Denish’s gubernatorial campaign has said her husband attended State Transportation Commission meetings as “an observer, not a participant,” but it turns out he did participate in an October 2003 meeting. Continue Reading
Parking is always one of those interesting discussions at any university. My preliminary research suggests that the more students are concerned with passing courses and graduating, the less concerned they are with parking. Continue Reading