Arts and culture are thriving in Las Cruces
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I hope it does not come as a surprise to you to hear that Las Cruces is brimming with diverse talent and culture. Continue Reading
Las Cruces For BERNIE has been here and been busy
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The popular media has enforced a near total blackout on reporting on Bernie Sanders’ campaign from the outset. We are dismayed that no reports of our work have appeared in the local newspapers. Continue Reading
Local governments flip the right switch on power
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Kudos to the Doña Ana County Commission and the Las Cruces City Council for battling El Paso Electric’s proposed rate increase. Continue Reading
Working for progress benefits everyone
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Most people are interested in doing something, not undoing something. Most people I know get fired up because there’s a group of people hurting or in need and we have the power to help them. Continue Reading
Mayor Ken Miyagishima’s 2016 State of the City Address
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Here is Las Cruces Mayor Ken Miyagishima’s 2016 State of the City Address. Continue Reading
Negative mudslinging created division and distrust in Las Cruces
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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
To win elections, conservatives in Cruces must organize year-round
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We must continually engage conservative voters, as progressives do through the Progressive Voter Alliance, and we must ensure they go vote their values. Continue Reading
Voters will replace Levatino on City Council if she wins Senate seat
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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
Remembering Miguel Silva, former Las Cruces city councilor
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NMPolitics.net received some thoughtful comments on social media from people who were mourning and remembering Silva. We’re publishing many here in their entirety. Continue Reading
Former Las Cruces City Councilor Miguel Silva dies in apparent suicide
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Miguel Silva, a former Las Cruces city councilor who ran unsuccessfully for mayor in 2015, died Sunday in what police are calling an apparent suicide. He was 55. Continue Reading
Las Cruces city councilor will try to unseat state senator
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A legislative race that’s expected to one of the top contests in the state this year began to take shape Thursday when Las Cruces City Councilor Ceil Levatino announced she will attempt to unseat State Sen. Bill Soules. Continue Reading
Las Cruces proves money can’t always buy elections
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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
It’s candidate filing day in many NM cities and towns
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Hobbs, Rio Rancho, Taos, Farmington, Santa Fe and four towns in Doña Ana County are among those holding elections on March 1. Continue Reading
It’s time to clarify in the Constitution that corporations aren’t people
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I think it is time for ‘We the people’ to tell the Supremes they got it wrong — the only way we can. Continue Reading
What you need to know about public financing of elections in Las Cruces
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Policymakers in Las Cruces appear poised to approve a public-financing system that would likely go live in 2017. Continue Reading