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The FBI is apparently asking questions “about Bernalillo County Assessor Karen Montoya and her association with state Sen. Tim Eichenberg, a consultant whose work includes helping people protest tax assessments set by Montoya’s office,” the Albuquerque Journal is reporting. Continue Reading
Democratic 1st Congressional District candidate Eric Griego has a driving history that includes a drunken driving conviction and a number of arrest warrants being issued because he failed to appear in court to deal with speeding and other traffic citations. Continue Reading
State police have filed charges alleging that a Texas couple used fake documents to obtain New Mexico driver’s licenses from the Motor Vehicle Division’s office in Sunland Park. Continue Reading
The N.M. Coalition Against Domestic Violence opposes any amendment, bill or substitution to the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act that will weaken or eliminate provisions to protect Native American, LGBT and immigrant communities. Continue Reading
I’ve made Wall Street accountability a core issue in my Democratic primary against two more conservative opponents in New Mexico’s First Congressional District. Continue Reading
Following the release of an eagerly awaited special audit, the state suspended two city officials today and assumed control of their duties; meanwhile, the city council opted once again to postpone the appointment of a new mayor. Continue Reading
Police in Taos are investigating the alleged beating of a man that followed a dispute about the placement of signs directing people to a campaign event for Eighth Judicial District Judge candidate Ernestina Cruz. Continue Reading
Public records reveal that 1st Congressional District candidate Marty Chávez spent lots of time with a woman indicted in a hospital-embezzlement case during years in which she was allegedly committing those crimes. Continue Reading
Luis Rene Diaz allegedly billed the city for lobbying services he didn’t provide, and then passed money on to Daniel Salinas to pay the man who recorded the now infamous lap-dance video used in the extortion threat against Gerardo Hernandez. Continue Reading
Sunland Park is without a mayor once again after Javier Perea voluntarily relinquished the position on Friday. Continue Reading
Has the City of Sunland Park been providing utility services to some residents for free or at a reduced rate? Investigators aren’t confirming that but say they are looking into allegations. Continue Reading
Jesus “Ruben” Segura’s 12-year tenure as mayor does not represent the good old days in Sunland Park. It’s just another page in a scandal-plagued chapter in the city’s history that needs to come to an end. Continue Reading
The attorney general has also been asked to consider whether the city violated the Open Meetings Act by appointing Javier Perea to be mayor without letting everyone who sought to attend – including two others who wanted the job – into its meeting. Continue Reading
VIDEO: Javier Perea says he welcomes state takeover of the city’s finances and pledges open and responsible government dedicated to economic development. Continue Reading
After pleading guilty to drunken driving for the second time in recent months, former Las Cruces City Council candidate Ryan Dailey says he’s going to “focus my life on fixing this addiction” and may run for council again in 2015. Continue Reading