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A super PAC funded largely by New Mexico oil, gas, ranching and farming interests has been spending heavily to influence Tuesday’s Las Cruces municipal election. Here’s what you need to know about the group. Continue Reading
Self-financing is helping incumbent Las Cruces Mayor Ken Miyagishima outspend his opponents in the Nov. 3 election, but a political committee is helping challenger Miguel Silva keep pace. Continue Reading
The former campaign manager for Howard Dean says small-dollar donors can’t beat big money — yet. Continue Reading
Some are upset that Dianna Duran could avoid prison and keep her pension. Others are just glad she’s no longer New Mexico’s secretary of state. Continue Reading
There is almost always an outcry for maximum punishment in a case like this, but that’s also why the judicial branch of government is the least democratic of the three: It has to temper fairness with compassion for the accused. Continue Reading
Click on the headline to see a timeline of NMPolitics.net articles leading up to Dianna Duran’s resignation from the job of secretary of state. Continue Reading
Dianna Duran has resigned from her position as New Mexico’s secretary of state and entered into a plea agreement that has her admitting to two felonies related to abusing the state’s campaign finance reporting system. Continue Reading
It’s really difficult for ordinary citizens and anyone else to plow through the morass of data in campaign reports and draw intelligent conclusions. New Mexico needs a better campaign reporting system. Continue Reading
The majority of those who commented on my recent column explaining why I’m not calling for Secretary of State Dianna Duran’s resignation strongly disagreed with my assertion that she is entitled to due process. Greg Lennes of Las Cruces, for example, called my opinion “laughable.” Continue Reading
Just as I believe Gov. Susana Martinez should have let the 15 behavioral health agencies keep doing their jobs while the attorney general investigated them, I support Dianna Duran’s right to stay in office and fight. Continue Reading
Most of the nation’s largest corporations are moving toward volunteering more information about how they interact with governments, politicians and campaigns, the study asserts. But Netflix is among those that are not. Continue Reading
A judge has granted a request by Secretary of State Dianna Duran’s attorney to delay an important hearing in her criminal case until Dec. 1. Continue Reading
Gov. Susana Martinez hasn’t decided whether to let lawmakers consider reforming New Mexico’s campaign finance reporting system during the upcoming session. Continue Reading
The criminal allegations against Secretary of State Dianna Duran and recently discovered problems with other officials’ campaign finance reports further taint a state government that has been plagued by scandal in the past decade. Continue Reading
Not so fast, the online retailer tells a teenage super PAC founder. Continue Reading