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UPDATED: Gov. Bill Richardson signed today legislation that cuts $110 million from various state funds to help plug this year’s budget shortfall, but he vetoed a provision that would have taken additional money from the state auditor. Continue Reading
Any efforts to balance the budget by compromising environmental protection will only create long-term problems that are prohibitively expensive, or impossible, to fix. Once an aquifer is contaminated by toxic waste, for example, it can rarely be reclaimed. Continue Reading
The Albuquerque Journal had a stellar, two-part report this weekend about a top manager at the state Department of Transportation. Continue Reading
Brian Colón says he wants to make the “largely undefined” lieutenant governor’s office the conduit between New Mexicans and their government. He also wants to use his ability to make connections to help solve the state’s problems. Continue Reading
It wasn’t really a surprise when U.S. Rep. Harry Teague, D-N.M., announced Friday that he planned to vote against the health care bill that ended up narrowly passing the House on Saturday. 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 Bill Richardson is doing as governor. Continue Reading
Following two days of investigation, here’s what I’ve learned about a situation that has gained the attention of Republicans and the media this week. The bottom line: I’m not sure there was a story to begin with. Continue Reading
Blowing a .08 on a breathalyzer test, failing field sobriety tests and being arrested for suspicion of drunken driving raises questions about whether Cindy Padilla will actually fulfill her appointment as deputy assistant secretary on aging in the U.S. Health and Humans Services Department. Continue Reading
Making a political choice for NMSU president would be as fundamentally flawed as the Aggies playing Ohio State. Only professionals who have worked closely with agriculture and engineering for their entire professional lives are really qualified to lead a land-grant institution. Continue Reading
The current justices of the New Mexico Supreme Court say they were saddened to learn of the death of former Chief Justice Gene Franchini, who died Wednesday while giving a lecture to first-year law students at the University of New Mexico. Continue Reading
The secretary of state has appointed Doña Ana County’s new elections supervisor to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission. Continue Reading
Between now and the regular session, I hope New Mexico’s political class will dispense with the increasingly boring potshots and posturing and do what’s in the best interest of New Mexicans: Work together to find a solution to our towering state fiscal crisis. Continue Reading
Lt. Gov. Diane Denish says she wants the state to eliminate “lucrative loopholes for double-dippers” — state employees who are rehired after retiring and receive both a state salary and a pension. Click on the headline to listen to her remarks. Continue Reading
The chairman of the Democratic Party of New Mexico says progressive wins in three city council elections in Las Cruces on Tuesday are a good sign for Democrats heading into the 2010 election. Continue Reading
Attorney General Gary King had surgery today to “replace discs and fuse vertebrae in his neck to alleviate longstanding pain and immobility in the area,” a news release from his office states. Continue Reading