Guv’s approval rating tanks, Dem poll finds
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Bill Richardson has become one of the least popular governors in the nation, according to a new survey conducted by a Democratic firm. Continue Reading
Special session delayed until next week
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Gov. Bill Richardson announced today that the special session will start Monday, not Wednesday as previously announced. Continue Reading
Special session starts Wednesday, guv says
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Gov. Bill Richardson plans to call lawmakers into special session at noon on Wednesday to try again to fix the state’s massive budget deficit. Continue Reading
Guv considers sweeping changes to save money
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Facing at least a $500 million deficit, Gov. Bill Richardson will consider recommendations from a committee he appointed last month to make sweeping changes aimed at saving money and making government more efficient. Continue Reading
Richardson pushes green economy agenda
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Gov. Bill Richardson has signed an executive order that he hopes will help the state become the leader in renewable energy exports. Continue Reading
Guv will propose temporary tax hike
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Gov. Bill Richardson is set to unveil his proposal to balance the state budget on Tuesday, and he says he will support a temporary tax increase as part of the fix, The Associated Press is reporting. Continue Reading
Corruption, economy are the top stories of 2009
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With the governor spending most of the year dogged by a grand jury investigation and several other cases leading to indictments, public corruption took center stage in New Mexico in 2009. It’s No. 1 on Heath Haussamen’s list of the top 10 political stories of the year. Continue Reading
Guv isn’t being open, accessible or accountable
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It’s nothing short of hypocritical that Gov. Bill Richardson has talked about the importance of “open, accessible and accountable government” and then flagrantly disregarded the requirements of the state’s Inspection of Public Records Act. Continue Reading
Reporter: Guv sets up a ‘double fire wall’ to block access
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The Albuquerque Journal’s Thomas J. Cole called out the governor this weekend for talking the talk when it comes to issues of open government but failing – at least at times — to walk the walk. Continue Reading
Richardson announces ethics reform proposals
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For whatever it’s worth, Gov. Bill Richardson announced today the ethics reforms he says he plans to push in the 2010 session. Continue Reading
Guv releases no info on outgoing appointees
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Gov. Bill Richardson’s office formally responded today to NMPolitics.net’s request for information about the 59 political appointees who are losing their jobs and – surprise, surprise – the response included no information about those people who are losing their jobs. Continue Reading
Guv rejects request for info on outgoing appointees
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Days after a spokesman for Gov. Bill Richardson told a TV reporter that it was “not appropriate or dignified” to identify the 59 political appointees who are losing their jobs, Richardson’s office has formally denied a newspaper reporter’s request for that information. Continue Reading
VIDEO: Guv may not identify outgoing appointees
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Though the governor’s office hasn’t yet provided a formal response to records requests, a spokesman told a TV reporter it’s “not necessary, nor is it appropriate or dignified, to identify individuals who are losing their jobs.” Continue Reading
Another day, another eyebrow-raising story about the Richardson administration
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“Soft landings” is how the Albuquerque Journal characterizes the contracts Gov. Bill Richardson’s administration gave to two members of his cabinet after they left those public jobs. Continue Reading
Guv announces layoffs of 59 political appointees
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Gov. Bill Richardson announced today that his administration has notified 59 exempt employees that their jobs will be eliminated on Jan. 8. Continue Reading