Budget talks progress, while Senate may kill Martinez’s crime bills
|
Lawmakers were still searching Thursday for hundreds of millions of dollars to balance New Mexico’s budget. Continue Reading
Espinoza’s false attacks cover up ties to corruption, extremism
|
Nora Espinoza’s suggestion that I have evaded campaign finance laws is completely and utterly false. Continue Reading
Donald Trump and the return of seditious libel
|
Anyone paying attention knows there is a great deal at stake in this election. Freedom of the press in this country may be among those stakes. Continue Reading
Many working-class whites break from Democrats to choose Trump
|
In Mahoning County, Ohio, as its county seat Youngstown labors under the loss of the steel industry, more than 6,000 voters have switched from Democrat to Republican this year. Other areas are seeing similar trends. Continue Reading
The “I deliberately lied” society
|
Candidates do not care if they have been recorded saying the opposite of what they’re now saying. Continue Reading
Latinos: Will the ‘sleeping giant’ wake and vote this November?
|
A longstanding gap remains between Latinos who can vote and those who will. Continue Reading
Though flawed herself, Clinton trumps Trump on transparency
|
Neither candidate deserves a transparency award. But a Center for Public Integrity analysis shows Clinton, when compared head-to-head with Trump, is the clear winner when it comes to making information available to the public. Continue Reading
What Voltaire taught me about Donald Trump
|
Some voters might believe his absurdities and commit atrocities – which include, but are not limited to, electing an individual who has set a tone of hatred and segregation. Continue Reading
Native Americans still fighting for voting equality
|
Despite decades of progress since Native Americans gained the right to vote, some decisions by officials continue to make it more difficult for people who live on reservations to cast a ballot. Continue Reading
The surreal politics of a billionaire’s tax loophole
|
Hillary Clinton has gone even further than Donald Trump in promising to kill a tax break that benefits some of the wealthiest people in finance. So why are private equity titans giving all their campaign money to Clinton? Continue Reading
Sparks fly in secretary of state’s race, but no violations found thus far
|
The Secretary of State’s Office has cautioned both Democrat Maggie Toulouse Oliver and Republican Nora Espinoza in response to complaints. Continue Reading
Oliver, Espinoza attending Las Cruces event after taking turns skipping others
|
If both attend, it will mark the first time the Republican and Democratic candidates for secretary of state have participated in the same event. Continue Reading
Oliver plans focus on increasing voter turnout as secretary of state
|
“I’ve long had a passion for voter rights and voter education and encouraging people to participate in the democratic process,” secretary of state candidate Maggie Toulouse Oliver, a Democrat, said. Continue Reading
Now Trump says he’s open to ‘softening’ in immigration laws
|
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump says he is open to a “softening” in laws dealing with people who are in the country illegally, offering a pivot away from the hardline immigration views he espoused throughout the primaries. Continue Reading
We must commit to understanding each other, even online
|
It’s so important to share our stories and listen to others. Continue Reading