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The state’s district attorneys have agreed to take a company that provides a victim notification system up on its offer to continue the service for two months for free while they seek other funding to keep the system going. Continue Reading
Gov. Susana Martinez pocket vetoed a bill earlier this year that would have funded a victim notification system she helped bring to New Mexico years ago as a district attorney. With federal funding for the system ending today, the state’s district attorneys are scrambling to try to find a way to keep the system going. Continue Reading
Former State Rep. Nate Cote told NMPolitics.net in May that he was “seriously” considering running for Congress next year; he now tells the Las Cruces Sun-News that isn’t likely. Continue Reading
Former Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chávez is running for the 1st Congressional District seat being vacated by Martin Heinrich; meanwhile, former Lt. Gov. Diane Denish has decided against running. Continue Reading
Republican Janice Arnold-Jones is sounding more like a candidate for the 1st Congressional District seat in Congress with language she uses in a news release sent earlier today. Continue Reading
The chief justice of the N.M. Supreme Court says that, at the conclusion of the bribery case involving District Judge Mike Murphy, the state’s judges will be able to hold their heads high because the judiciary will have handled the case responsibly. Continue Reading
Though at least one attendee called it a “Seinfeld news conference” (that means it was about nothing), Attorney General Gary King did talk about corruption cases and defend his record for 90 minutes on Friday. Continue Reading
The debate about whether responsibility lies with government, businesses or individuals is bogus. We all have a responsibility to our society. With infernos burning around us, that means doing everything in our power to reduce the risk of fire. Continue Reading
The criminal trial of indicted Third Judicial District Judge Mike Murphy will be held in November, the case’s judge decided at a hearing held today. Continue Reading
The issues that will make it possible for New Mexico and her families to succeed desperately need our attention. What I have learned in these months after the election is that my lifelong love affair with New Mexico, her people, her needs, and her politics won’t end. I promised to stick around and fight for our families and I intend to do so. Continue Reading
We do not have to wait until September for data on how our students are doing; we can have it every week. We are in the 21st Century, so New Mexico should use new short-cycle assessment tools to improve our students. Continue Reading
A high-profile endorsement is earning Democratic U.S. House candidate Eric Griego lots of national attention today. And Progressive Change Campaign Committee is already helping Griego raise money with a fundraising e-mail and web ads. Continue Reading
Attorney General Gary King has invited members of the media to attend a Friday news conference at which he plans to talk about corruption cases. Continue Reading
My efforts to obtain the evidence behind Secretary of State Dianna Duran’s claim that she has found instances of foreign nationals illegally voting have been shot down again, this time by the Taxation and Revenue Department. Continue Reading
Attorney General Gary King will “publicly address his critics’ concerns very soon,” his spokesman says, adding that criticism of King is off the mark and “based on obvious misinformation.” Continue Reading