GOP license bill clears House; faces Senate opposition
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A major sticking point is the Republican plan to create driving privilege cards for undocumented immigrants, who currently can apply for a regular driver’s license. Continue Reading
NM senators weigh in after police killing of armed group’s spokesman
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Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich called for legal action against the protesters and an end to the standoff. Continue Reading
Martinez needs to tell the truth during driver’s license debate
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Deliberations in the current legislative session will lead to a better solution if the governor drops the dishonest rhetoric. Continue Reading
Just seven additional states needed to call constitutional convention
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Such a meeting, not held since the United States’ earliest days, is becoming a real possibility. Continue Reading
Campaign donations reflect the sharp split in Congress among Republicans
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A ProPublica analysis of political fundraising shows conservative House Republicans have less and less in common with their party’s leaders, whose donors sometimes more closely resemble those of Democrats. Continue Reading
NM rancher renounces grazing contract at Oregon protest
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A rancher from Grant County in Southwestern New Mexico renounced his federal grazing contract on Saturday during a protest held by the armed group that has taken over a national wildlife refuge in Oregon. Continue Reading
What is political ‘dark money’ — and is it bad?
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Secret cash is influencing elections in the United States. Here’s how. Continue Reading
Military bases nationwide stop accepting NM driver’s licenses
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A day after state leaders continued their political bantering about New Mexico driver’s licenses, the U.S. Department of Defense announced Wednesday that it will stop accepting the state’s licenses as valid forms of ID to get onto bases nationwide. Continue Reading
Super PACs get free pass to hide donors
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Iowa, New Hampshire voters will be blind to last-minute bankrollers of big-spending groups. Continue Reading
Groups decrying ‘dark money’ use shadowy money themselves
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Groups that complain about “dark money” in politics may need to look into the darkness that shrouds their own pots of money. Continue Reading
Mixed reaction to Obama’s SOTU, Heinrich’s response
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Perhaps it’s not surprising that NMPolitics.net readers had widely differing reactions to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address — and U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich’s response. Continue Reading
Obama articulated the strength and spirit of the American people
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I am hopeful that both parties can come together and set aside their political differences to find the sensible and commonsense solutions that the American people deserve and expect. Continue Reading
REAL ID noncompliance starts to impact New Mexicans
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White Sands Missile Range announced Monday that it will no longer consider a New Mexico driver’s license a valid form of identification to get visitors onto the base. Continue Reading
Texas governor tries to punch his way into national politics
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The Texas governor called on his fellow provincial leaders to assemble for a constitutional convention that would, as he sees it, empower the state governments and constrain the federal government. Continue Reading
A showdown year for reproductive rights
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Two potentially sweeping Supreme Court cases set the stage for a seismic shift in the battle over abortion and contraception. Continue Reading