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Every New Mexican is now protected and empowered to root out corruption. If public dollars are being misspent, misdirected or misused, do the right thing: Speak out for ethical, honest government. Continue Reading
Rather than treating Muslims in our communities like the Islamic equivalent of our own Klu Klux Klan – and repeating our past mistakes yet again – we should join our neighbors in working toward a more peaceful and prosperous world for all. Continue Reading
We must fully embrace the integrated, data-driven approach to policing and prosecution that has had a dramatic impact on the rate of violent crime in cities across the country. Continue Reading
A federal grand jury is looking into allegations involving Gov. Susana Martinez’s political adviser Jay McCleskey, the Albuquerque Journal is reporting. That includes examining money spent on Martinez’s 2010 inauguration celebration. Continue Reading
“I am confident that neither Jay nor anyone else has done anything wrong,” Gov. Susana Martinez said. As a former prosecutor, she added, “I trust the system to look into and then reject these types of political cheap shots.” Continue Reading
Some people who currently work for Gov. Susana Martinez’s administration or political team pushed back against allegations of retaliation, saying they’ve also been audited and pointing to a recent, dramatic increase in efforts to identify uncollected taxes. Continue Reading
The FBI has recently been asking questions about Gov. Susana Martinez’s fundraising and political consultant Jay McCleskey, The Santa Fe New Mexican is reporting. The FBI has been doing that since at least 2013, and the impact of the new report, which is light on details, isn’t clear. Continue Reading
A law enacted in 2012 was touted as an anti-corruption measure that could cause misbehaving public officials to lose their pensions. But neither side in the case of former Secretary of State Dianna Duran thinks the law applies. Continue Reading
A Las Cruces City Council candidate wants Gov. Susana Martinez to erase his felony conviction so he’s eligible to take office if he wins — but he doesn’t meet Martinez’s requirements to be considered for a pardon. Continue Reading
There were lots of kind words last week for Stephanie Maez, who announced her resignation from the New Mexico House of Representatives to focus on her family after her son’s arrest on a murder charge. Continue Reading
Some are upset that Dianna Duran could avoid prison and keep her pension. Others are just glad she’s no longer New Mexico’s secretary of state. Continue Reading
There is almost always an outcry for maximum punishment in a case like this, but that’s also why the judicial branch of government is the least democratic of the three: It has to temper fairness with compassion for the accused. Continue Reading
Dianna Duran promised to be different, but it didn’t work out that way. Now it falls on Gov. Susana Martinez to lead New Mexico’s newest attempt to restore trust in the Secretary of State’s Office.
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Click on the headline to see a timeline of NMPolitics.net articles leading up to Dianna Duran’s resignation from the job of secretary of state. Continue Reading
Dianna Duran has resigned from her position as New Mexico’s secretary of state and entered into a plea agreement that has her admitting to two felonies related to abusing the state’s campaign finance reporting system. Continue Reading