Fraud alleged in Senate candidate’s petitions
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VIDEO: TV stations find residents who say they didn’t sign Eleanor Chavez’s nominating petitions, even though those petitions include their names, addresses and alleged signatures. Continue Reading
Not bright red
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Primary voters might be paying close attention to social issues, but the party as a whole is not. The Republican Party bleeds purple, not bright red. Continue Reading
Rep. Little accused of living outside district
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Group charges Rick Little with living at a home that, until recently, was located outside the N.M. House district he represents; Little says he’s been primarily living at his business address, which has been in the district since before he ran for office. Continue Reading
The hidden costs of campaigning
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The Hatch Act says a sitting president must not campaign from federally-owned facilities and must keep campaign costs separate from official costs. But there are ways around that. Continue Reading
CD1 Dem candidates to participate in forum
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The Democratic candidates for New Mexico’s 1st District seat in the U.S. House will participate in their first joint forum on April 28. Continue Reading
The legacy of César Chávez is our legacy
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Let us honor César Chávez by never losing his sense of a better world, and let us prove to our mothers that we still believe the sky’s the limit. Continue Reading
At least four lawmakers’ candidacies challenged
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UPDATED: At least four sitting lawmakers are among candidates who will have their candidacies challenged in court because they incorrectly filled out nominating petitions. Continue Reading
Clerk disqualifies both magistrate candidates
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A state statute requires magistrate judges in counties with more than 200,000 residents to be attorneys. Neither who filed for an open seat in Doña Ana County – which topped 200,000 in 2010 – is a lawyer. At least one plans to challenge the law. Continue Reading
Sowards, Smith file to stay in federal races
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Heather Wilson and Janice Arnold-Jones won’t have free rides, if the secretary of state certifies that Greg Sowards and Gary Smith filed enough signatures to stay in the GOP primary races. Continue Reading
Who will stand up to Paul Ryan and John Boehner?
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We can’t afford to lose sight of the fact that access to quality, affordable health care will always be a priority for New Mexico families. I’ve been fighting for it for more than two decades. Continue Reading
The truth and consequences of Obama’s energy agenda
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This president is holding America back. If we want to return to an era of American prosperity, we need to send him home to Illinois in November. Continue Reading
Heinrich, Balderas oppose Citizens United decision
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Martin Heinrich calls the U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision ‘a slap in the face to average Americans;’ Hector Balderas says corporations ‘don’t deserve to have such an outsized influence over our election process.’ Continue Reading
Another retirement, and other legislative news
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State Rep. Shirley Tyler wants to spend more time with her husband; in Senate District 26, another candidate drops out and endorses Democrat Jacob Candelaria; Ben Rodefer’s poll has him leading John Sapien in the Senate District 9 Democratic primary. Continue Reading
Duran OKs candidates; Garcia to sue
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Following the advice of the attorney general, Secretary of State Dianna Duran today certified the candidacies of at least a dozen hopefuls who improperly left the number of the district or division they’re seeking off their nominating petitions. Continue Reading
Wilson, Sowards talk about money in politics
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Heather Wilson says candidates should be “directly responsible and accountable for their campaigns” but supports allowing super PACs “until they are banned for everyone,” while Greg Sowards opposes restrictions on political spending. Continue Reading