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New polls of the governor’s race and the 1st and 2nd congressional district contests suggest that the mood in New Mexico isn’t as bad for Democrats as many, including me, previously thought. The bottom line: All three races are still up in the air. Continue Reading
At this year’s Las Cruces Greater Chamber of Commerce economic forum, NMSU economists Jim Peach, Chris Erickson and Ken Martin presented quite a few thought-provoking findings, predictions, and recommendations. Continue Reading
The warming within the GOP ranks – and, moreover, across the American heartland – to gay marriage is just as much commonsensical as it is generational. Seeing that marriages come and go so whimsically here in America– why should the male-female scenario have a lock on what is defined as marriage? Continue Reading
The Democratic Governors Association’s new ad accusing Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez of wasting taxpayer money on “special bonuses for insiders” doesn’t pass the smell test – and the DGA’s own fact sheet in support of its ad actually helps prove that the ad’s attack is unfair. Continue Reading
Republicans are accusing Diane Denish of hypocrisy for attacking her opponent’s support of vouchers because Denish used to sit on the board of a foundation that has financially supported vouchers. But Denish says foundations must abide by the intent of donors, and while she didn’t always agree with her uncle, who started the foundation, she was “honored to serve on the board and honor his intent.” Continue Reading
Ok, so here I am one day sitting on the couch and I realize I’m screaming at the television. Why, you ask? Well, I’m so frustrated with the way the country’s going. That’s when I decided I’d either sit here and be part of the problem or do something that would let me be part of the cure. Continue Reading
Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez has a five-point lead over Democratic opponent Diane Denish in a new Rasmussen Reports poll. Continue Reading
District 5 Public Regulation Commission candidate Ben Hall has rejected a challenge from his Democratic opponent to debate him several times across the district before the Nov. 2 election. Continue Reading
There are those people who think that rattlesnakes can coexist with grandbabies. Not so. Most of us kill varmints without public comment since there are wingnuts out there who weep copious tears and want us to walk around rattlesnakes at our peril. I was raised differently. Continue Reading
As of this morning, three current and former employees in Secretary of State Mary Herrera’s office have confirmed that they have taken allegations of potential criminal wrongdoing to law enforcement agencies. Continue Reading
Controversy has swirled around two TV ads from Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund attacking Republican congressional candidate Steve Pearce, with Pearce and others calling the ads false and misleading and Defenders standing by the accuracy of its ads. I’ve been looking into the situation and found that the truth is somewhere in between. Continue Reading
To mark the formal end of U.S. combat operations in Iraq, President Barack Obama will travel to El Paso on Tuesday to meet with soldiers at Fort Bliss. Continue Reading
A Doña Ana County magistrate judge who was suspended earlier this year because of a host of problems with the way he conducted himself at the court resigned abruptly on Tuesday, the Las Cruces Sun-News is reporting. Continue Reading
The City of Albuquerque has unveiled a Web site full of information about how taxpayer money is being spent. Continue Reading
There’s new turmoil in the Secretary of State’s Office. The Santa Fe New Mexican’s Steve Terrell is reporting that Public Information Officer James Flores has been placed on paid administrative leave. Continue Reading