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Former state representative and Republican gubernatorial nominee John Sanchez is jumping into the race for lieutenant governor. Sanchez, 46, announced his decision to enter the race Thursday in Albuquerque. Continue Reading
For whatever it’s worth, Gov. Bill Richardson announced today the ethics reforms he says he plans to push in the 2010 session. Continue Reading
Former Gov. Gary Johnson is “doing little to knock down the idea that he may be looking toward a 2012 presidential run,” Politico reports today in an article profiling a man the article says “emerges as the next Ron Paul.” Continue Reading
Gov. Bill Richardson’s office formally responded today to NMPolitics.net’s request for information about the 59 political appointees who are losing their jobs and – surprise, surprise – the response included no information about those people who are losing their jobs. Continue Reading
Successful businesses use tough times to reinvent themselves. That is exactly what New Mexico state government needs to do. It’s painful, but it sure beats the alternative. Continue Reading
A lawmaker has asked the state auditor and attorney general to investigate a series of proposed land swaps between Land Commissioner Patrick Lyons and private owners that primarily involves land in the White Peaks area. Continue Reading
Days after a spokesman for Gov. Bill Richardson told a TV reporter that it was “not appropriate or dignified” to identify the 59 political appointees who are losing their jobs, Richardson’s office has formally denied a newspaper reporter’s request for that information. Continue Reading
The Whites Peak land swaps have not been done in a way that has been open and transparent to the public. The public should be asking some hard questions about the proposed swaps. Continue Reading
Though the governor’s office hasn’t yet provided a formal response to records requests, a spokesman told a TV reporter it’s “not necessary, nor is it appropriate or dignified, to identify individuals who are losing their jobs.” Continue Reading
The Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce (GACC) recently proposed that New Mexico re-impose the tax on food. If the GACC wants to raise taxes, a wiser strategy would be a targeted tax on junk food, rather than making necessities like fruits, vegetables and baby food more expensive for New Mexico families. Continue Reading
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has ruled that Guy Riordan, a former poltiical ally of Gov. Bill Richardson, engaged in fraudlent conduct over seven years in his dealings with the state, and has permanently banned Riordan from trading and ordered him to pay almost $1.5 million in penalties. Continue Reading
Republican gubernatorial candidate Janice Arnold-Jones has hired a new campaign manager who was a key member of a team that helped elect a Republican governor in New Jersey earlier this year. Continue Reading
Diane Denish’s 2010 gubernatorial campaign released a new video, “Our New Mexico,” on Sunday. You can watch it here. Continue Reading
Our corrupt system gives corporations and other special interests undue influence that undermines the Constitution that created it. The ongoing health-care reform debate in Washington proves the point. Continue Reading
The manipulation of last week’s non-scientific poll asking whether people approve of the job State Auditor Hector Balderas is doing was the worst I’ve been aware of in the history of this site. Continue Reading