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Sunland Park officials are like children: They’ve been allowed to break the rules, so they keep doing it. Let’s hope this time law enforcement and state officials do what it takes to clean up this mess. Continue Reading
Democratic 1st Congressional District candidate Marty Chávez is getting prominent mentions in news coverage about the Thursday indictment of a woman with whom he has been in a relationship – but the status of that relationship isn’t clear. Continue Reading
The FBI, state police, district attorney and state auditor are all scrutinizing situations in the City of Sunland Park, which has long been plagued by problems. Continue Reading
With a municipal election a couple of weeks away, New Mexico State Police kicked everyone out of Sunland Park City Hall on Tuesday so they could “comb through city records,” the Las Cruces Sun-News is reporting. Continue Reading
Gov. Susana Martinez on Monday signed a bill that toughens penalties for officials convicted of crimes related to public corruption, KRQE-TV in Albuquerque is reporting. Continue Reading
Over the past month, we’ve seen a rare Washington phenomenon. Democrats and Republicans came together in Congress to overwhelmingly pass a commonsense bill so President Obama could quickly sign it into law. Continue Reading
Gov. Susana Martinez didn’t succeed on many of the issues she had endorsed, but she emerged from the 30-day legislative session with the tax breaks she most cared about and a budget she can work with. Continue Reading
New Mexico’s current system of giving driver’s licenses to people who are in the country illegally is not working. Unfortunately, the Legislature’s and the governor’s inability to agree on a solution means we’re stuck with the problem for another year. Continue Reading
During a session that lasted into the early hours of the morning, the N.M. Senate approved the budget, a bill designed to put an end to “social promotion,” and legislation that amends the law that allows undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses. Continue Reading
The scandal-plagued Public Regulation Commission clearly needs structural reform. All that stands in the way of voters getting the chance to implement it is Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Third Judicial District Judge Mike Murphy, whose bribery trial is on hold pending an appeal of the dismissal of a misdemeanor charge, has agreed to resign from the bench to avoid disciplinary proceedings related to comments he made about gay people. Continue Reading
A weekend vote on a bill that would toughen penalties for public corruption could have political consequences for those who opposed the legislation, The Santa Fe New Mexican is reporting. Continue Reading
Third Judicial District Judge Mike Murphy’s bribery trial had been scheduled for early February, but a judge has put the case on hold while the Court of Appeals considers whether to reinstate a misdemeanor charge. Continue Reading
There’s a new bribery allegation related to the investment scandal that rocked the administration of former Gov. Bill Richardson. Continue Reading
The governor is free to maintain a permanent exhibit of photographs of children up for adoption in the Governor’s Gallery. However, permanent or long-term exhibits of agencies or organizations throughout the State Capitol are not permitted, no matter how meritorious. Continue Reading