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Gov. Bill Richardson may be asked to share, under oath, whether he knows anything about the scandal in the state’s housing authority system that culminated in 2006 with the default of $5 million in bonds owed to the State Investment Council. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Gov. Bill Richardson today smacked down an attempt by lawmakers to force 7.6-percent cuts on state agencies under his control, but announced his own plans to cut at least 84 political appointee jobs, order employees under his control to take five furlough days and trim agency budgets under his control by an average of 7 percent. Continue Reading
Gov. Bill Richardson’s proposal to put an end to double-dipping by government employees in New Mexico — but exempt those who are currently doing it – is “inadequate,” says state Sen. Jerry Ortiz y Pino, a Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor. Continue Reading
The majority of those who voted in last week’s non-scientific poll on this site said they don’t approve of the job Bill Richardson is doing as governor. Continue Reading
The vast majority of those who voted in last week’s non-scientific poll on this site said Gov. Bill Richardson should not veto a provision in a budget-fix bill that requires cuts to the salaries and benefits of some of his political appointees. Continue Reading
Instead of leading the state through the budget crisis, the governor proposed an unrealistic plan. He didn’t get his way, and now he’s lobbing bombs and playing the victim. If he won’t lead in these tough times, who will? Continue Reading
UPDATED: The company that was at the center of the scandal that cost Gov. Bill Richardson the U.S. commerce secretary post was indicted along with three employees today as part of a national probe into bid rigging in the municipal bond market. Continue Reading
Gov. Bill Richardson sounds a lot like a man who’s getting ready to line-item veto certain provisions in a bill the Legislature approved last week that makes deep cuts to state government. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Gov. Bill Richardson has ordered a freeze on all capital outlay projects “with the goal of realizing as much as $150 million in savings,” according to a news release from his office. Continue Reading
While Gov. Bill Richardson says he’ll carefully review the budget bills awaiting his action, he told the Albuquerque Journal that he is concerned about “excessive cuts to state agencies” and “dramatic cuts to Medicaid and other services.” Continue Reading
House Bill 17 would implement some $220 million in cuts to most state agencies, public education and Medicaid, but it wouldn’t require the governor to trim his staff of hundreds of exempt employees. Instead, it states that he is “encouraged” to do it. Continue Reading
There’s disagreement about how many exempt employees the governor has, but there appears to be some level of agreement – at least in the Senate – that the number should be cut to help plug the state’s budget shortfall. Continue Reading
Gov. Bill Richardson is in Kuala Lampur today, where he is speaking to 400 chief executive officers at the Forbes Global CEO Conference about politics in Washington and how the economic downturn has affected the New Mexico. Continue Reading
The message sent loud and clear is that Gov. Bill Richardson and the people around him do not have to act as the citizens are required to act. With a bellicose thrust of his ego, he asserts that he and the people around him are above the law. Continue Reading
If Gov. Bill Richardson and his Chief of Staff Brian Condit hung around the scene of a boat crash they were involved in for 30 minutes in last weekend, why didn’t officers who say they arrived 20 minutes after the crash see them there? Continue Reading