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Each year, a small group of lawmakers doggedly push for improvements in the state’s disclosure laws related to campaign finance, lobbying, and discretionary infrastructure money available to lawmakers. Continue Reading
“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
“If you register 500 voters in Santa Fe, then others are going to ask why not register 500 voters in Roswell? It becomes a matter of neutrality and even-handedness,” Republican secretary of state candidate Nora Espinoza said. Continue Reading
Republican Janice Arnold-Jones’ strongest fundraising reporting period yet was dwarfed by Democrat Michelle Lujan Grisham’s fundraising in the 1st Congressional District race. Continue Reading
Martin Heinrich and Heather Wilson are neck and neck in fundraising, and outside groups are spending lots of money on the race. Polls have consistently given Heinrich a slight lead. Continue Reading
The IRS recently revoked the 501(c)(4) status of a group that trains Democratic women to run for office in New Mexico and other states. Emerge New Mexico says that won’t affect its work, but the move could have larger implications for nonprofits nationwide. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Eleanor Chavez, David Coss, Larry Martinez and Jack Sullivan allege that Reform New Mexico Now violated disclosure law; they also seek to publicly tie the PAC to the Republican governor after it got involved in their Democratic primary races. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Reform New Mexico Now is funded primarily by backers of Republican Gov. Susana Martinez and is helping Democratic legislative incumbents who have sided with her on some issues. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Secretary of State Dianna Duran is reversing courses and releasing matching funds to publicly financed candidates today, and a federal judge has declined to stop that. Continue Reading
A handful of self-identified progressive organizations have partnered with a federal Super PAC in an effort to elect Democrat Eric Griego to Congress and five new Democrats to the N.M. Legislature. Continue Reading
A district judge in Santa Fe has ordered Secretary of State Dianna Duran to release cash to at least one publicly funded candidate who is due matching funds under state law. Continue Reading
The secretary of state’s decision means six PRC and Court of Appeals candidates are without funds state law says they’re due; Dianna Duran says she’s complying with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that tossed out an Arizona matching-funds law. Continue Reading
Al Park, a state legislator giving up that seat to run for the Public Regulation Commission, is under fire for spending money on his campaign that was given by businesses the PRC regulates when he was a lawmaker. Continue Reading
The controversy surrounding Sen. Phil Griego’s campaign spending is one of three situations brought up during the current primary election season that raise ethical questions and point to the need for reform. Continue Reading
As a state senator, Democratic 1st Congressional District candidate Eric Griego hasn’t won passage many bills, but he says he has stood for the principles of the Democratic Party platform and would do the same in Congress. Continue Reading