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The topic of this year’s Sunshine Week panel at NMSU revolves around “outside” money in local elections. Campaign finance reform and government transparency are two different and largely unrelated issues. Continue Reading
If the business community would like to see change, then a conservative base can be useful as part of a checks-and-balances system through pragmatic and legitimate channels without mudslinging, super PACs, and outside campaign managers. Continue Reading
Ceil Levatino will have to resign from her position as a Las Cruces city councilor if she wins a state Senate seat she’s seeking this year. Continue Reading
Spending by independent, conservative groups on the Nov. 3 Las Cruces election was even greater than previously known – more than $155,000 from four different political action committees. The candidates they backed all lost. Continue Reading
Policymakers in Las Cruces appear poised to approve a public-financing system that would likely go live in 2017. Continue Reading
A recount held Wednesday didn’t change the Nov. 3 Las Cruces municipal election results, so Jack Eakman and Kasandra Gandara remain the newest members of the City Council. Continue Reading
Meanwhile, independent groups that attempted to elect opponents of candidates backed by progressives spent lots more on their unsuccessful efforts. Continue Reading
Allegations made in the final days of the campaign have been vetted. Today they remain only as a topic for ugly attacks by those who are indifferent to the effect of their actions on me, my family, and on our city as a whole. Continue Reading
Two candidates who narrowly lost city council races in Las Cruces last week are asking for a recount of about 90 percent of the votes cast in the election. Continue Reading
Some engaging candidates, a more active conservative movement to get people to the polls than in recent city elections, and well-funded negative attacks by an out-of-town super PAC all helped boost turnout in Tuesday’s election to about 19 percent. Continue Reading
Assuming his narrow lead holds, Jack Eakman is the new representative of District 4 on the Las Cruces City Council. Continue Reading
Assuming her 18-vote lead holds, Kasandra Gandara is the new representative of District 1 on the Las Cruces City Council. Continue Reading
In spite of heavy spending by a super PAC that wanted to put an end to his time in office, Ken Miyagishima won a third term as Las Cruces’ mayor on Tuesday. Continue Reading
Smith said his tally had him ahead with about 55 percent of the vote, and he expects that to hold. “I really do appreciate the support from the community,” Smith said. Continue Reading
NMPolitics.net will bring you full coverage of tonight’s election in Las Cruces. Check our website and keep with us on Facebook and Twitter. And click on this headline to join the Las Cruces Sun-News’ liveblog. Continue Reading