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Following two days of investigation, here’s what I’ve learned about a situation that has gained the attention of Republicans and the media this week. The bottom line: I’m not sure there was a story to begin with. Continue Reading
Blowing a .08 on a breathalyzer test, failing field sobriety tests and being arrested for suspicion of drunken driving raises questions about whether Cindy Padilla will actually fulfill her appointment as deputy assistant secretary on aging in the U.S. Health and Humans Services Department. Continue Reading
The current justices of the New Mexico Supreme Court say they were saddened to learn of the death of former Chief Justice Gene Franchini, who died Wednesday while giving a lecture to first-year law students at the University of New Mexico. Continue Reading
Between now and the regular session, I hope New Mexico’s political class will dispense with the increasingly boring potshots and posturing and do what’s in the best interest of New Mexicans: Work together to find a solution to our towering state fiscal crisis. Continue Reading
Lt. Gov. Diane Denish says she wants the state to eliminate “lucrative loopholes for double-dippers” — state employees who are rehired after retiring and receive both a state salary and a pension. Click on the headline to listen to her remarks. Continue Reading
Attorney General Gary King had surgery today to “replace discs and fuse vertebrae in his neck to alleviate longstanding pain and immobility in the area,” a news release from his office states. Continue Reading
House Minority Whip Keith Gardner, R-Roswell, put his support behind Susana Martinez’s campaign for governor today. “I believe it’s important that Republicans support the one candidate who not only shares our conservative values, but can also defeat Diane Denish,” Gardner said. Continue Reading
After facing what amounted to a funding cut of 14 percent earlier this year, state Auditor Hector Balderas’ office says it may not be able to do its job if it loses additional funds the Legislature voted to take in the recent special session. Continue Reading
Freshman Sen. Tim Eichenberg, D-Albuquerque, is admitting that remarks he made about Lt. Gov. Diane Denish’s chances of winning the governor’s race in 2010 “stirred up emotions on both side(s) of the aisle.” Continue Reading
Everyone, from state workers to educational employees to millionaires to out-of-state corporate giants, needs to realize we’re in a genuine crisis. Sacrifice is going to be needed from everyone, but if we’re smart about how we cut, we can preserve many of the public safety, health and educational gains over the last seven years. Continue Reading
In a new, in-depth report into the embattled CDR Financial Products, Bloomberg details $27.7 million in bonds NM’s Region III Housing Authority sold in 2003 “with the help of” CDR. Continue Reading
The vast majority of those who voted in last week’s non-scientific poll on this site said Gov. Bill Richardson should not veto a provision in a budget-fix bill that requires cuts to the salaries and benefits of some of his political appointees. Continue Reading
Instead of leading the state through the budget crisis, the governor proposed an unrealistic plan. He didn’t get his way, and now he’s lobbing bombs and playing the victim. If he won’t lead in these tough times, who will? Continue Reading
Budget cuts figured prominently in the recent New Mexico Legislative special session and in last year’s short flight of a US Airways airliner into the Hudson River. The connection is the unintended consequences when idiots cost-cut. Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — State Rep. Mimi Stewart, D-Albuquerque, traveled to Washington this week along with 46 other state legislators from 30 states to push Congress to pass a national clean energy bill. Watch her talk about it here. Continue Reading