Join The New Mexican’s legislative liveblog
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The Santa Fe New Mexican is holding its weekly legislative lunchtime liveblog today beginning at noon. Join it by clicking on the headline. Continue Reading
Teen parents ask legislators to help them stay in school
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VIDEO: Dozens of teen parents gathered at the state capitol Tuesday to ask legislators to help improve graduation rates for pregnant and parenting teens. According to nationwide statistics, only 38 percent of teen moms graduate high school by the time they’re 22. Continue Reading
It’s time for tax fairness and transparency
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It’s time to close the tax loophole for out-of-state corporations and provide more transparency and accountability when it comes to tax “incentives.” Will we choose the priorities of Wall Street or Main Street? Continue Reading
Roundhouse liveblog archive includes driver’s license rally
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UPDATED: Today’s liveblog from the Roundhouse included coverage of a massive rally by people opposed to the governor’s push to repeal the law that allows undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses. Click on the headline to read the archive. Continue Reading
Election, ethics reform still on session agenda
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UPDATED: Gov. Susana Martinez scaled back the agenda for the ongoing 30-day legislative session on Monday, but election reform and various ethics-related proposals remain. Continue Reading
Correras ‘run the governor,’ adviser claimed about Richardson
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“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
Guv to scale back session agenda
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After receiving criticism from some Democratic legislative leaders that she put too much on their plate for the 30-day session that’s in progress, the governor plans to scale back the scope of the session later today. Continue Reading
King returns part of $15K donation
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Attorney General Gary King has returned part of a $15,000 campaign contribution some said violated the state’s cap on the size of political donations. Continue Reading
Barela won’t run for CD1 seat
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State Economic Development Secretary Jon Barela, who ran unsuccessfully for the 1st Congressional District seat in Congress in 2010, won’t try again this year. Continue Reading
Nonprofits focus on taxes in new mailer
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With their right to lobby the Legislature backed by a federal appeals court, two nonprofits that fought with state officials over mailers they sent in 2008 are out with a new mailer pressuring the governor and lawmakers on various tax-related bills. Continue Reading
Several months? Try several years, AG King
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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
Reform and accountability proposals stack up
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VIDEO: As NMPolitics.net reported last week, Gov. Susana Martinez has signaled that she will allow broad consideration of campaign finance reform issues. Since then she’s given her support to several government accountability proposals, but not to others. Continue Reading
Martinez allows consideration of lots of issues during session
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Gov. Susana Martinez today approved a wide range of topics for consideration during this 30-day legislative session, including corruption and transparency issues, abortion, increasing penalties for some crimes, and even regulation of the funeral industry. Continue Reading
Luján has been workers’ true champion and hero
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House Speaker Ben Luján has not only led, but he has done so with a serenity, grace and skill that is unmatched in New Mexico politics, and I daresay in political circles anywhere in America. It’s hard to put into words how much Speaker Luján has meant to working people throughout the state. Continue Reading
Ingle reflects on Luján’s retirement
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VIDEO: Click on the headline to watch Senate Minority Leader Stuart Ingle talking about Speaker Ben Luján’s announcement that he’s battling cancer and won’t run for re-election. Continue Reading