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Hanging photos of foster children who are up for adoption in the halls of the Roundhouse would be a powerful statement about the priorities of state government. I hope the legislative branch changes its mind and grants the governor’s request to do it. Continue Reading
The Albuquerque Journal called the record of Attorney General Gary King “woefully inadequate” this weekend and questioned whether he has “the commitment and drive to actually deliver some results.” Continue Reading
We obviously have a major problem with people taking advantage of this progressive and well-intended law. It is a problem of fraud, and it needs to be acknowledged and solved. Continue Reading
UPDATED: On a 5-4, party-line vote, the House Labor and Human Resources Committee rejected Rep. Andy Nuñez’s bill that would repeal a law that allows undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses this afternoon, passing instead a committee substitute that would amend the law in an attempt to address its flaws. Click on the headline to read NMPolitics.net’s liveblog archive of the hearing. Continue Reading
Most agree that policymakers need to address issues with the law allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses, but the governor and many Democrats are at odds over what to do. A victory by either side or a compromise appears to be unlikely again this year. Continue Reading
We can continue the political soap opera over driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants or comprehensively tackle immigration issues impacting our daily lives. I’m sponsoring legislation that attempts to do the latter. I invite others to help me improve it. Continue Reading
“To think that Anthony (Correra) and Marc (Correra) don’t have a stranglehold over this thing is crazy. Because the governor runs this sh*t and they run the governor.” That’s what New Mexico’s investment adviser, Saul Meyer, said to his company’s partners in 2006 when talking about how things work in New Mexico. Continue Reading
The Santa Fe New Mexican has discovered that, in spite of a prior statement from the Attorney General’s Office, an embezzlement investigation focused in part on the live-in girlfriend of a former Albuquerque mayor has been ongoing for more than three years. Continue Reading
A Kingston woman was convicted Wednesday of assaulting Las Cruces Sun-News reporter Ashley Meeks outside a hearing at the federal courthouse in a case involving her grandson. Continue Reading
Interested in knowing which articles published on this site in 2011 had the most reads? Here’s the list of the 10 most-read articles. Continue Reading
If what former Public Regulation Commissioner Jerome Block Jr. told a television reporter is to be believed, e-mails Block sent to the PRC chief of staff and another employee in the months before his resignation may have related to drug activity. Continue Reading
The Public Regulation Commission violated state and federal laws related to employees’ and commissioners’ use of state vehicles and gas cards, state Auditor Hector Balderas announced today in releasing an audit of the agency. Continue Reading
VIDEO: Former Gov. Bill Richardson refused to comment earlier today on a pending grand jury investigation into an accusation that he had supporters pay off a woman to keep quiet about their alleged extramarital affair. Click on the headline to watch. Continue Reading
Because Jerome Block Jr. has failed to comply with his plea agreement, the attorney general will seek the maximum of 4.5 years in prison for the former Public Regulation Commission member. Continue Reading
Former Public Regulation Commissioner Jerome Block Jr. has been arrested for a third time since entering into a plea bargain on charges that led to his resignation; he has also been booted from a drug court program and could face prison time. Continue Reading