Deadline for filing finance reports extended to 5 p.m. Friday
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UPDATED: The deadline for filing campaign finance reports has been extended to 5 p.m. on Friday because of a power outage that hit downtown Santa Fe today. Continue Reading
Republican involved in examining Weh’s ads says it’s time to move on
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UPDATED: One of three prominent Republicans who decided Republican gubernatorial candidate Allen Weh’s ads were not accurate says it’s time to move past that situation. Continue Reading
Hispanic group says disciplinary board unfairly targeting Montoya
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UPDATED: The state chapter of the League of United Latin American Citizens has accused the state Supreme Court’s disciplinary board of unfairly targeting appeals judge candidate Dennis W. Montoya – an allegation the head of the disciplinary board says is false. Continue Reading
Vote for anyone but Powell, Lyons tells Dems
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Republican Land Commissioner Pat Lyons is inserting himself into the other party’s primary in the race to replace him by telling Democratic voters they should pick anyone but Ray Powell on Tuesday. Continue Reading
I will restore accountability and trust to the State Land Office
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My record speaks for itself. I am running to restore trust, accountability, transparency and ethics to the important office of state land commissioner, and that is what I will do. Continue Reading
Ray Powell is wrong for New Mexico
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The commissioner of public lands is integral to the fiscal solvency of New Mexico’s schools, which is precisely why now is not the time to elect Ray Powell. Continue Reading
VIDEO: Ortiz y Pino airs his first TV ad
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Democratic Lt. Gov. candidate Jerry Ortiz y Pino is the latest candidate unveil a TV ad. Watch it here. Continue Reading
Martinez leading Weh and Denish in new polls
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Polls show Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez ahead in the primary and leading Democrat Diane Denish by six points in a potential November contest. Martinez is now the likely – but not certain – winner of the primary, but the honeymoon with a state that’s just discovering her will soon end. Martinez’s journey would only get more difficult after the primary. Continue Reading
Republican PRC primary race gets nasty
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The Public Regulation Commission District 5 GOP primary race has degraded into a nasty battle between Jamie Estrada and Kent Evans. Continue Reading
Does the government have the right to be your dietician?
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Why aren’t more taxpayers questioning the government’s authority to regulate against issues such as obesity? Is it the government’s role to regulate obesity? If we tax products that are high in calories, shouldn’t we also subsidize products that aren’t, such as vegetables? Continue Reading
Martinez pulls ahead of Weh, poll finds
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Susana Martinez has an 11-point lead over Allen Weh in the Republican gubernatorial primary race, a new poll shows. Martinez’s hard-line stance on immigration is apparently resonating, while Weh’s attempt to defend himself from her accusation that he supported amnesty hasn’t worked. Continue Reading
Martinez softens rhetoric against Denish
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After being called out last week for falsely saying Lt. Gov. Diane Denish has done nothing to combat corruption, Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez is toning down the rhetoric a bit, now saying Denish has “failed to lead on the issue of corruption.” Continue Reading
House speaker, county commissioner tied to church paving
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House Speaker Ben Luján and Santa Fe County Commissioner Harry Montoya pushed for the use of public money to pave a church parking lot near Lujan’s home in Nambé, according to an e-mail from the county’s public works director. Continue Reading
Weh backed White in 2008 congressional primary
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Allen Weh has made a big fuss about state GOP Chairman Harvey Yates inserting himself into the race by calling Weh’s ads dishonest. But when Weh was party chairman, he took sides in a GOP primary by giving campaign contributions. Continue Reading
Holding GOP leadership accountable
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On Sunday, GOP Chairman Harvey Yates took sides in a TV ad fight between two of my opponents in this race. His involvement breaks our rules, shows a bias and betrayed the neutrality Republican Party officials are supposed to respect. Continue Reading