Schmitt picked to head energy and natural resources
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UPDATED: Gov. Susana Martinez today nominated former U.S. Sen. and astronaut Harrison “Jack” Schmitt to head the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department. Continue Reading
Martinez picks Las Cruces doctor to be health secretary
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Gov. Susana Martinez has nominated Dr. Catherine Torres of Las Cruces to be her administration’s health secretary. Continue Reading
Spaceport needs Martinez’s support, Homans says
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Current upheaval at Spaceport America could cause the project to “slow down or fall apart pretty quickly” if Gov. Susana Martinez doesn’t “clearly and unequivocally” declare her support, the outgoing spaceport director says. Continue Reading
State workers’ domestic partner benefits may be at risk
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Gov. Susana Martinez hasn’t decided whether to rescind former Gov. Bill Richardson’s executive order granting domestic partner benefits to state employees, The Santa Fe New Mexican is reporting. Continue Reading
Time to grab the third rail, Madame Governor
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Governor Martinez campaigned on the promise that she would not make spending cuts to education or Medicaid. Read my lips: ‘Where are you going to find $400 million to plug the gap, Madame Governor?’ Continue Reading
Legislature: Leave the Santa costumes at home
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New Mexico can deliver quality essential services for less money, but only if we remove the cherry on top of everyone’s piece of the pie. Continue Reading
2010 was a year of change in NM and DC
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Gov.-elect Susana Martinez’s historic victory and the end of Bill Richardson’s tenure are among NMPolitics.net’s picks for the top 10 political and government stories of 2010. Continue Reading
Richardson’s ego led to a dual legacy
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Bill Richardson has convinced New Mexico to embrace some visionary projects. That’s his good side. But his reckless ambition has also led to scandal that plagued his tenure. The irony is that even that negative half of his legacy has led to positive change. Continue Reading
2010 was full of spaceport milestones
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2010 has been a milestone year for the commercial spaceflight industry and for Spaceport America. All indications are for 2011 to be even more exciting. Continue Reading
Democrat Garcia picked to be higher education secretary
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Gov.-elect Susana Martinez has nominated a Democrat to be her administration’s secretary of higher education – New Mexico State University government professor Jose Z. Garcia. Continue Reading
Martinez picks Squier to be human services secretary
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Gov.-elect Susana Martinez today nominated a former federal health and human services official, Sidonie Squier, to be the secretary of the state’s Human Services Department. Continue Reading
Martinez picks Florida reformer to be education secretary
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UPDATED: Gov.-elect Susana Martinez has nominated a woman who implemented education reforms in Florida to be New Mexico’s public education secretary. Continue Reading
Powell: Audit shows ‘we have a lot of work to do’
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Land Commissioner-elect Ray Powell is calling the special audit of the land office “extremely disturbing.” He says it shows that he will have “a lot of work to do to restore public trust” when he takes office in January. Continue Reading
Rep. Cote blasts Lyons over audit
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State Rep. Nate Cote, who initiated the request from lawmakers that led to a damning audit of the New Mexico Land Office, says he’s concerned about potential criminal activity and hopes the attorney general will look into the allegation that the land office interfered with the audit. Continue Reading
Audit is a damning report on Lyons’ tenure
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State Auditor Hector Balderas released his long-awaited audit of the New Mexico Land Office on Monday and accused the land office of “losing millions of dollars of valuable land.” Land Commissioner Pat Lyons called the audit flawed and Balderas delusional. Continue Reading