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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing a business owned by Republican lieutenant governor candidate Brian Moore for allegedly not hiring a job applicant because he had a learning disability. Continue Reading
The first finance reports for candidates running for state offices are due Tuesday, and they promise to shed a lot of light on how the 2010 election is shaping up. Two former state party chairs may lead the way in fundraising in their respective contests. Continue Reading
Before our leaders say one more thing about how to improve education, they need to spend a couple of weeks in a public school watching and learning. Then we can talk. It is tragic that they not only don’t know, but that all they think they know is not so. Continue Reading
Republican Gubernatorial candidate Allen Weh has been endorsed by the national political action committee Iraq Veterans for Congress. Continue Reading
Many conservatives like to say government should be run like a business. Republican gubernatorial candidate Janice Arnold-Jones, however, says that’s not right at all. “Government is a public trust,” she said. “It’s very different.” Continue Reading
Former Doña Ana County Commissioner D. Kent Evans is running for the Public Regulation Commission seat being vacated by Sandy Jones. Continue Reading
It’s been less than a week since 2010 candidates for state offices could begin collecting the signatures necessary to run, and Lt. Gov. Diane Denish is announcing that she’s already collected three times the required number. Continue Reading
Does it reveal a GOP rebound? Anti-incumbent sentiment? A divided Democratic Party? Politicos share their thoughts as New Mexico heads into next year’s mid-term election. Continue Reading
New Mexico is dropping in the rankings of the best states for business. At the same time, small businesses are working harder and doing more with less. Shouldn’t government do the same? Continue Reading
The lieutenant governor hasn’t historically been too involved in managing state government. Lawrence Rael thinks that should change. Continue Reading
The majority of those who voted in last week’s non-scientific poll on this site said Ray Powell would make the best state land commissioner out of the declared and potential candidates for the position. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Republican gubernatorial candidate Allen Weh claimed last week that he’s the “only candidate who has run a business.” A check of the facts reveals that Weh’s statement isn’t true at all. Continue Reading
Santa Fe County Commissioner Harry Montoya sounded like an almost-candidate for state land commissioner when he sent me an e-mail earlier this month. Apparently, the Democrat is now fully a candidate. Continue Reading
Will PNM’s decision to let its membership in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce lapse at the end of the year help U.S. Rep. Harry Teague, D-N.M., who’s already been placed on the endangered species list? Continue Reading
Republican gubernatorial candidate Allen Weh says a dramatic increase in the number of New Mexicans without jobs “highlights a need for new leadership in Santa Fe that understands how to make reforms that’ll help jump start our state’s economy.” Continue Reading