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Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez outraised Democrat Diane Denish more than 3-1 in the last reporting period, but Denish still has almost $2 million more than Martinez going forward. Continue Reading
UPDATED: In her first direct comments on the situation, Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez says an e-mail a prosecutor in her office forwarded that joked about killing a Mexican and an Arab is “deeply offensive.” Continue Reading
Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez has announced the hiring of a new campaign manager and two other staffers as she transitions from the primary to the general election. Continue Reading
A Las Cruces prosecutor at the center of controversy for forwarding an e-mail joke about killing a Mexican and an Arab has been removed from her position as campaign treasurer for a judicial candidate. Continue Reading
I love talk radio – it is like sitting in a coffee shop with friends just talking about the news. Starting today I return to the airwaves with co-host Jim Spence, Monday-Friday from 7-9 a.m., for News New Mexico on KSNM-AM 570 in Las Cruces. The webpage is newsnm.com. Continue Reading
Substantive discussion of the issues has thus far taken a backseat to negative campaigning in the governor’s race. Starting today, NMPolitics.net intends to regularly publish responses from both candidates to specific policy questions. The first question is about the state’s film-incentive program. Continue Reading
UPDATED: A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court’s rejection of an attempt by the secretary of state and attorney general to force two nonprofits to register as political committees. Will the AG appeal the case to the U.S. Supreme Court? Continue Reading
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Diane Denish says if a ‘racist’ e-mail was sent among employees of her office like the one forwarded by an employee of Republican opponent Susana Martinez’s office, those employees would lose their jobs. Continue Reading
The Government Restructuring Task Force – a group of state lawmakers, executive-branch officials and members of the public who are exploring ideas to make government more effective and efficient – is seeking public input. Continue Reading
UPDATED: In response to this posting, the state Democratic Party chairman says “any state employee” who sent or forwarded an e-mail joke about killing a Mexican and an Arab should “no longer work for the state.” The chairman originally only called for the firing of a prosecutor who works for GOP gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez. Continue Reading
Note to political candidates: You shouldn’t make claims you can’t back up with proof. If you can’t provide proof, the political system in which you operate has given the public all the reason in the world to believe you’re lying. Continue Reading
Summer 2010 is scarcely one week old, and looking back it has been a very busy half-year for the Attorney General’s Office. We have been working on major issues including state investments, public land exchanges, environmental protection, and various civil and criminal prosecutions. Continue Reading
Tom Mullins, the Republican challenging Democratic U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján this year, claimed today in a fundraising e-mail that a recent poll has him neck-and-neck with his opponent. But the way Mullins characterized the poll isn’t accurate. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Members of the Legislative Council unanimously approved today a motion directing staff to begin webcasting interim committee meetings as soon as possible. Continue Reading
Susana Martinez may have all the momentum in the world, she may have a great marketing plan of anti-Richardson themes, and she may even have the soccer mom from Alaska on her side – but her Achilles heel may be the simple fact that her running mate is a Hispanic as well. Continue Reading