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UPDATED: The Senate passed a controversial bill today that attempts to fix problems with the state’s campaign-disclosure law, sending it to the House for consideration. Click on the headline to read about it in our liveblog archive. Continue Reading
A proposal to move the Corporations Division of the Public Regulation Commission to the Secretary of State’s office passed the Senate Rules Committee today by a unanimous vote. Continue Reading
Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez isn’t the only one who thinks elements of PRC reform deserve more consideration than can be undertaken in a 30-day session. 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
VIDEO: Majority Leader Michael Sanchez, who controls the Senate floor calendar, told NMPolitics.net he has concerns about the proposals. He said lawmakers need to “look at this more carefully” than a 30-day session allows. Continue Reading
Public Regulation Commissioner Doug Howe, whose appointment by Gov. Susana Martinez has been at the center of recent controversy because he’s gay, says it’s unfortunate that some are promoting “an agenda of intolerance and bigotry.” Continue Reading
Dozens protested outside Albuquerque’s Legacy Church on Sunday while, inside, Pastor Steve Smothermon defended comments he made to NMPolitics.net about the governor appointing a gay man to office. Continue Reading
A gay-rights organization plans to protest on Sunday in front of Legacy Church in Albuquerque in response to comments Pastor Steve Smothermon made recently to NMPolitics.net. Continue Reading
AUDIO: Heath Haussamen was on the radio program New Mexico News and Views this afternoon to talk about what’s going on at the Roundhouse, new polling in the U.S. Senate race and more. Continue Reading
Neither the governor nor Public Regulation Commissioner Doug Howe make an issue of the fact that Howe is gay. Both focus instead on the task at hand – bringing more professionalism and expertise to a scandal-plagued agency. Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman’s announcement that he’s retiring tops the list, but 2011 will also be remembered for lots of scandal and corruption, some interesting dynamics in the Roundhouse, and the rise of the Occupy movement. 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
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