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Bernalillo County Commissioner Michael Wiener, a Republican, is in the hot seat after being photographed posing with several scantily-clad women in a sex-tourism area in the Philippines. Continue Reading
Though Mitt Romney has pretty much locked up the GOP nomination for president, Ron Paul is still running for president, and he was in El Paso on Wednesday. Continue Reading
Former N.M. Gov. Gary Johnson “appears to have locked up the Libertarian Party’s nomination for president,” the Las Cruces Sun-News is reporting. Continue Reading
Jesus “Ruben” Segura’s 12-year tenure as mayor does not represent the good old days in Sunland Park. It’s just another page in a scandal-plagued chapter in the city’s history that needs to come to an end. Continue Reading
The left-leaning company does lots of polling in New Mexico and gets hammered by Republicans frequently. I decided to ask about its methodology and funding to better understand the company and its work. Continue Reading
Martin Heinrich supports pay-as-you-go budgeting and more transparency and accountability in spending to deal with the nation’s deficit, while Hector Balderas says the United States must invest in education and other programs to boost the economy before working to reduce the deficit. Continue Reading
I am not an expert on women, but I see no virtue in pitting American women of any party, race, age, social status or ethnic group against each other, nor do I see any gains to be made from using our differences as a weapon to bloody the opposition. Continue Reading
Heather Wilson supports a balanced-budget amendment to reign in the federal government’s spending and also wants to “simplify the tax code and broaden the base,” while Greg Sowards has a seven-step plan to create the right conditions for a balanced-budget amendment and turn around America’s economy. Continue Reading
A Democrat who was disqualified from running for a magistrate judgeship in Doña Ana County because he’s not an attorney is still trying to get on the ballot. Continue Reading
Martin Heinrich and Hector Balderas are the future leaders of the Democratic Party, and during this U.S. Senate primary they’ve pushed each other to become better public servants. Continue Reading
The N.M. Supreme Court has affirmed Doña Ana County Clerk Lynn Ellins’ disqualification of two magistrate judge candidates who aren’t attorneys, but left open the question of what to do about current magistrates in the county who aren’t lawyers. Continue Reading
A state judge tossed Republican Gary Smith off the primary election ballot on Monday, making Janice Arnold-Jones the GOP’s nominee for the 1st Congressional District seat in the U.S. House. Continue Reading
Republican Johnny Luévano says he will appeal a judge’s decision to disqualify him from the House District 16 race. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Among the allegations is that Amy Orlando failed to disclose on her campaign website who paid for it, but ProgressNow New Mexico failed to mention that Orlando’s opponent did the same thing. Continue Reading
If the two-party system that controls our government erred on the side of ballot access for minor parties and independents, I’d be more forgiving of the mistake several legislative incumbents and other Democrats and Republicans made this year that could have ended their campaigns. Continue Reading