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Finance reports reveal that the races for governor, land commissioner and secretary of state are hot. The attorney general race could be hot if the GOP candidate was raising more money. The races for state auditor and treasurer appear to already be over. Continue Reading
I’m sitting in Austin, Texas today with a conference full of very smart Democrats, and I don’t say this lightly. I was feeling slightly like a fish-out-of-water, until my very balanced and politically acute mentor and friend, Mark McKinnon, walked in to address the conference. Continue Reading
At a time when the United States is in a recession and individuals, business and governmental agencies alike are feeling the economic crunch, there is a pool of additional money available right at our fingertips. No; it is not to be found in the form of higher taxes, but rather in the elimination of fraud. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Lt. Gov. Diane Denish reported to the Secretary of State’s Office for years that her husband was lobbying the state Department of Transportation on behalf of developers. Now, with Herb Denish’s lobbying becoming an issue in the governor’s race, Diane Denish’s campaign says her husband wasn’t really lobbying DOT. Continue Reading
UPDATED: A new poll conducted for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee shows U.S. Rep. Harry Teague, D-N.M., pulling away from GOP challenger Steve Pearce in what has been one of the hottest House races in the nation. Continue Reading
In the 10 years he served as commissioner, my opponent allowed this important office to become a haven for special interests with little regard for the actual charge of the state land office. I want to bring a new brand of leadership and balance to the N.M. State Land Office where all benefactors and users of the trust can reach a common ground. Continue Reading
In high school, Susana Martinez wanted to become the first female president of the United States. That goal is why she became a lawyer, according to a Sunday profile of the Republican gubernatorial candidate in the Albuquerque Journal. Continue Reading
Stimulus spending will spur economic growth in the short-term. Restructuring the tax code and optimizing government will resolve our long-term deficit issues. Whether by bailing out overextended banks, propping up bad businesses, or spending blood and treasure at war, most of us have been asked to sacrifice. It would be unseemly in the face of so much shared suffering for the wealthiest among us to refuse to shoulder their share of the burden. Continue Reading
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Diane Denish supports requiring minimum qualifications for service on the Public Regulation Commission and wants to consider other reforms to the PRC and Secretary of State’s Office. Republican Susana Martinez says problems in the SOS office point to New Mexico’s need for a new secretary of state, but she does support reforms to the elections process and commissions such as the PRC. Continue Reading
An anonymously created video that accuses Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez’s family of being involved in a Texas irrigation district that’s been in legal battles with New Mexico over water is circulating widely in advance of a Sunday rally for Democrat Diane Denish in Taos. But Martinez says the claims in the video are false, and the Denish campaign is distancing itself from the video. Continue Reading
Why do some students in the same school, studying the same lessons, sitting in the same size classroom, outperform students just down the hall? Maybe a “Sunshine Portal for Teachers” will help us find the answer. Continue Reading
Republican Matthew Chandler, who’s taking on Democratic incumbent Gary King in the attorney general’s race, says there’s a simple reason voters shouldn’t re-elect King: The AG hasn’t done what he said he would do to root out public corruption. Continue Reading
Democratic Lt. Gov. candidate Brian Colón did better than most lieutenant governor candidates across the nation in online fundraising during the primary, and he has a highly interactive social media presence. He attributes his success in the primary to social media. Continue Reading
Albuquerque City Councilor Rey Garduño says the city’s new transparency Web site falls short of what the city council’s legislation sought, and he wants to see more. Continue Reading
The Democratic Governors Association unveiled a new TV ad today that furthers claims made in its last attack ad on Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez. Meanwhile, the Republican Governors Association has donated another $500,000 to Martinez’s campaign. Continue Reading