Jones wins NMPolitics.net’s land commissioner poll
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Sandy Jones won last week’s non-scientific poll on this site asking who will win the Democratic nomination for land commissioner. Continue Reading
VIDEO: Arnold-Jones to start airing first TV ad Monday
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Janice Arnold-Jones is out with a 30-second TV ad that’s going to start airing statewide on Monday. Watch it here. Continue Reading
VIDEO: Turner’s new TV ad focuses on corruption
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Turner will begin airing a new TV ad next week that focuses on how to end corruption. Watch it here. Continue Reading
Getting New Mexico on track to grow jobs
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To deliver the kind of bold change we need in New Mexico that will create well-paying and secure jobs and grow our economy for years come, I have developed a five-point plan to end corruption, eliminate waste, make New Mexico competitive, revive our energy sector, and improve the business climate in our state. Continue Reading
Campos gets Mayor Marty’s endorsement; Colón picks up backing of teachers’ union
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Democratic Lt. Gov. candidate Joe Campos has picked up a noteworthy endorsement from former Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chávez, while one of Campos’ primary opponents, Brian Colón, is announcing the endorsement of a 9,000-member public education employees’ union. Continue Reading
Jones’ poll shows close land commissioner race
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UPDATED: Sandy Jones is right on the heels of Ray Powell in a wide open Democratic land commissioner primary, according to a new poll conducted for Jones’ campaign. Continue Reading
Dems still awaiting records from Martinez’s tenure
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Months after filing its request for financial records with District Attorney Susana Martinez’s office, the Democratic Party is still working to obtain all documents that exist. The stumbling blocks: The office didn’t initially provide everything it has, but it’s working to remedy that. And it didn’t forward the request to the state finance department – which a sunshine group says it was required to do. Continue Reading
PRC candidate forum being held tonight in Santa Teresa
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Republican and Democratic candidates for the District 5 seat on the Public Regulation Commission will gather in Santa Teresa this evening for a forum. Continue Reading
Sanchez begins airing second TV ad
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Republican Lt. Gov. candidate John Sanchez is airing his second television ad of the campaign, a 30-second spot that focuses on his background. Continue Reading
Denish may provide records related to her schedule
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Lt. Gov. Diane Denish’s office now says it doesn’t maintain any sort of calendar or schedule of Denish’s appointments but may be able to provide NMPolitics.net with other documents that indicate some of what she’s been doing. The office won’t say who, if anyone, is maintaining Denish’s calendar. Continue Reading
SOS holding campaign finance system training in Las Cruces
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Secretary of State Mary Herrera’s office has added Las Cruces to the list of cities in which it’s holding trainings on the new campaign finance reporting system. Continue Reading
State insurance superintendent resigns
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State Insurance Superintendent Morris J. Chavez resigned today, citing, according to The Associated Press, “sad and derogatory” comments as the reason. Continue Reading
Abolish property taxes
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The main message people have been telling me as I walk my district is simply that we have more government than we can afford and that the state and counties look to the home and to the homeowner inside to fund its expanding activities. Continue Reading
VIDEO: Martinez’s third TV ad ties job creation to ending corruption
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez released her third television ad today, a 30-second spot that explains her assertion that ending corruption helps create jobs. Watch it here. Continue Reading
Weh’s truck parked in front of a red curb
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What you’re looking at is a photo of Republican gubernatorial candidate Allen Weh’s truck parked in front of a red curb outside a fundraiser in Albuquerque. The problem? Red curbs indicate that parking isn’t allowed. Continue Reading