NM GOP leaders don’t really care about corruption
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Remember all the complaining about Bill Richardson? Republican leaders were right then, but apparently only because it was politically convenient. Continue Reading
Governor signs lobbyist disclosure bill, others Martinez had vetoed
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In signing the bills during a single morning, Lujan Grisham sought to show that the gridlock from the Martinez administration had eased. Continue Reading
Oh Susana! How the governor’s popularity eroded
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Gov. Susana Martinez will leave office as one of the nation’s least-popular governors, polls indicate. Continue Reading
Understaffing driven by Martinez keeps NM’s kids at risk
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The governor can truthfully say she has kept state government lean. So lean, in fact, that state agencies across the board now struggle to deliver basic services, the director of the Legislative Finance Committee says. Continue Reading
Rating Martinez on education
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Searchlight New Mexico fact-checked eight claims she made during her two runs and terms as governor. Continue Reading
Grading Martinez’s team
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Searchlight New Mexico graded outgoing Gov. Susana Martinez’s team. Here’s what the news organization found. Continue Reading
Gov. Martinez is right to pursue licensing reforms
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Workers do not need their ability to earn a living micromanaged by the state. Continue Reading
Martinez still unpopular among NM voters, poll finds
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Meanwhile, more voters approve than disapprove of the jobs New Mexico’s U.S. senators are doing. Continue Reading
Pardons have plummeted in NM under Gov. Martinez
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Susana Martinez, a former district attorney, has granted just three pardons since taking office. Continue Reading
Martinez nixes $5 million payback to school districts
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New Mexico school districts that had hoped to put a little more cushion in their budgets managed to persuade a sympathetic Legislature, but couldn’t get it past the governor’s veto pen. Continue Reading
Governor’s vetoes provoke strong words from Native lawmakers
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Gov. Susana Martinez struck more than $2 million meant for the state’s tribal communities from the state’s budget. Continue Reading
Governor OKs consolidating most local elections
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Merged local elections will be held beginning in 2019. Continue Reading
Governor takes credit for surplus brought by oil and gas rebound
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A flyer that reads like an election-campaign ad for Gov. Susana Martinez hit Albuquerque mailboxes last week. Continue Reading
Gov pledges to veto 10 percent raises for statewide elected officials
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Chiefs of staff and other top deputies of various state officials currently make significantly more than their elected bosses. Continue Reading
Committee halts gov’s final attempt to pass third-grade reading bill
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Just like every other year since Martinez took office, that legislation faltered at the Roundhouse on Friday. Continue Reading