Gridlock springs terminal
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Gridlock is a killer. Sadly, there is gridlock in Washington, there is gridlock in New Mexico, and there is gridlock in the Republican presidential primary race. Continue Reading
Denish sticks neck out with endorsements
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Former Lt. Gov. Diane Denish, who was the Democratic Party’s gubernatorial nominee in 2010, is sticking her neck out by endorsing candidates in two high-profile primaries some consider underdogs. Continue Reading
Tax reform: Focus on broadness and income
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The good news is that New Mexico’s elected leaders are having serious discussions about tax friendliness and policies that generate economic growth. Continue Reading
District judge unveils House redistricting maps
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As a federal court considers whether to insert itself into New Mexico’s battle over redistricting of state House seats, a state district judge is moving ahead with his proposal to redraw the House boundaries as ordered by the N.M. Supreme Court. Continue Reading
Guv signs tougher corruption penalties into law
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Gov. Susana Martinez on Monday signed a bill that toughens penalties for officials convicted of crimes related to public corruption, KRQE-TV in Albuquerque is reporting. Continue Reading
Martinez looks to unseat legislative foes
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By targeting Republican Sen. Clinton Harden, Gov. Susana Martinez showed that she’ll go after any state legislator she views as standing in the way of her reform proposals, regardless of party affiliation. Continue Reading
Internationalizing NM: What stands in our way?
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There’s much more to our internationalism than meets the eye, and it’s time we begin planning for the prosperity that’s possible. Continue Reading
Forgiving Smothermon; praying for those his words affect
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I’ve already forgiven Legacy Church Pastor Steve Smothermon for comments he made to NMPolitics.net and preached from the pulpit. I pray for him, but, more importantly, I pray for those his words affect. Continue Reading
For Martinez, session brings wins and losses
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Gov. Susana Martinez didn’t succeed on many of the issues she had endorsed, but she emerged from the 30-day legislative session with the tax breaks she most cared about and a budget she can work with. Continue Reading
A train wreck by design
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The New Mexico Legislature is like a train wreck. Year after year it is the same. Each year, losing all of that work to filibusters, is a heck of a way to run a government. Continue Reading
It’s over: Legislature adjourns sine die
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The governor got the budget and tax reform she wanted. Three proposed constitutional amendments to reform the Public Regulation Commission passed. Many other proposals died as time ran out on the 2012 regular legislative session today. Read about it in our liveblog archive by clicking on the headline. Continue Reading
Senate OKs PRC bill; House OKs combined reporting, capital outlay
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UPDATED: On the last night of the legislative session, the Senate approved one Public Regulation Commission reform bill but left two others in limbo and adjourned early. The House worked until the early hours of the morning, approving the combined reporting and capital outlay bills. Read about that and more in NMPolitics.net’s liveblog archive. Continue Reading
Luján again shows why change is needed
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This session has largely been a lovefest between House Speaker Ben Luján and everyone else because he’s battling cancer and retiring. But Luján’s shenanigans were on full display Tuesday, providing a stark reminder that change is long overdue. Continue Reading
Campaign-disclosure bill loses GOP supporter
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A bill aimed at fixing problems with the state’s campaign-disclosure law was amended slightly by a House committee on Tuesday and sent to the floor for a vote, but it’s been so changed from its original version that it has lost one of its top supporters. Continue Reading
Sadly, compromise is elusive on driver’s license debate
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New Mexico’s current system of giving driver’s licenses to people who are in the country illegally is not working. Unfortunately, the Legislature’s and the governor’s inability to agree on a solution means we’re stuck with the problem for another year. Continue Reading