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This Thanksgiving, I hope our legislators in Santa Fe and Washington remember the Golden Rule. After all, being grateful means understanding that we’re all a bit lucky, and being gracious enough to extend the opportunities we’ve been afforded to everyone else. Continue Reading
Tuesday is the the final day to submit a bid at the State Land Office to acquire thousands of prime acres around White Peaks in Northern New Mexico, but State Rep. Brian Egolf says it appears only a lawsuit can stop the first part of a deal that New Mexico State Land Commissioner Pat Lyons has made with two private ranchers. Continue Reading
The majority of those who voted in last week’s non-scientific poll on this site said they don’t approve of the job Patrick Lyons is doing as land commissioner. Continue Reading
The Board of Regents introduced new President Barbara Couture on Thursday at a morning meeting in Las Cruces. She hit the ground running, making a quick trip to Santa Fe to meet with legislative staffers and the governor, then buzzing back to Las Cruces for a reception at the home of Regent Laura Conniff. Continue Reading
Letting the engine of prosperity work may be all that is standing between having to slash state jobs and raise taxes. The New Mexico leaders can get out their sharp knives and hack each other up about budget cuts and taxes, or they can strive to get new dollars instead. Continue Reading
Attorney General Gary King confirmed Thursday that former President Bill Clinton will attend the funeral of his father, former Gov. Bruce King, on Saturday. Clinton will even say a few words during the funeral, Gary King said. Continue Reading
The New Mexico State University regents meet at 10 a.m. today to name the school’s new president. The meeting will be webcast live. Continue Reading
A controversial political action committee didn’t violate any city ordinance when it failed to report to the city that it had raised money by telling people it was for the Las Cruces municipal election, Clerk Esther Martinez announced Wednesday. Continue Reading
Pledging to reduce government spending, create jobs and make streets safer, Sen. Kent Cravens, R-Albuquerque, announced today in Albuquerque that he’s running for lieutenant governor. Continue Reading
Amid the latest revelations about political cronies taking the taxpayer for a very expensive ride, I want to remind New Mexicans that they really don’t need to settle for an ‘everybody does it’ state, or state of mind. Continue Reading
While Gov. Bill Richardson puts forward a plan to furlough state workers for five days over the holidays and into next year, state Land Commissioner Patrick Lyons says his own smart fiscal decisions mean he doesn’t have to do the same thing in his office. Continue Reading
Months after the N.M. Educational Retirement Board reversed courses and releases subpoenas it had previously withheld from the public, the State Investment Council did the same on Tuesday. Continue Reading
“Can One Good Man Redeem a Nation for the Sins of Guantánamo?” That’s the question Esquire magazine asks in an article profiling David Iglesias, New Mexico’s former U.S. attorney – the one fired in the controversy created by the Bush administration — who is now prosecuting Guantanamo Bay cases for the military. Continue Reading
There’s been a lot of talk recently about the Yemeni cleric who praised the Nov. 5 killings at Fort Hood, Anwar al-Awlaki. Here’s a local connection: The Santa Fe New Mexican reported this weekend that al-Awlaki was born in Las Cruces while his father was attending New Mexico State University. Continue Reading
Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez picked up another endorsement today – this one from state Rep. William Gray, R-Artesia. Continue Reading