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Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Turner’s new TV ad will hit the airwaves on Thursday. Watch it here. Continue Reading
The dedication and blessing of the Eastern Navajo Waterline at Counselor, New Mexico, earlier this week epitomized the very essence of what Senator Gaylord Nelson envisioned 40 years ago when he established the first celebration of what eventually become known as Earth Day around the world. Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall’s trip to Afghanistan and Pakistan last week “only reinforced his concerns about the wisdom of escalating the war,” The Santa Fe New Mexican is reporting. Continue Reading
Public Regulation Commissioner Carol Sloan reportedly doesn’t plan to resign from her job at this point despite being convicted of two felonies that make her ineligible to run for re-election in November. Continue Reading
The New Mexico Foundation for Open Government shares Republican gubernatorial candidate Allen Weh’s concern that a state agency is going overboard in redacting public records before providing copies to Weh. Continue Reading
Ramon S. Gonzalez was elected Anthony’s first mayor today. Here are those and other results from the election. Continue Reading
Ted Hobbs, a Republican from Albuquerque who served as minority leader in the state House, died Sunday. He was 75.
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Next summer I will be retiring from the military and I would like to get more involved in the political scene back home. So I am in the process of doing research to see for myself if a Hispanic from the poor north-side barrio of Artesia can find a home in New Mexico’s Grande ‘Ole Party. Continue Reading
Voters in Anthony are picking their first mayor, judge and board of trustees today. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Republican gubernatorial candidate Allen Weh raised $691,003 from Oct. 1 to April 5, with the bulk of it – $500,000 – coming as a loan from Weh to his campaign. Continue Reading
Republican gubernatorial candidate Pete Domenici Jr. raised $372,107.77 from Oct. 1 to April 5, which included a $70,000 personal loan. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Turner raised $400,771.90 from Oct. 1 to April 5 – with $198,745.92 of that coming as loans from Turner to his campaign, he reported today. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Republican Lt. Gov. candidate John Sanchez didn’t raise much money from other people from Oct. 1 to April 5, but he loaned his own campaign $273,800 and gave it another $2,500. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez raised $428,064.67 from Oct. 1 to April 5, her campaign reported today. That includes well over $100,000 from one Artesia company. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Democratic Lt. Gov. candidate Brian Colón raised $156,489.80 from Oct. 1 to April 5, while one of his primary opponents, Lawrence Rael, raised $183.087.77 – a fundraising total that includes $105,000 in loans from himself. Continue Reading