Not bright red
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Primary voters might be paying close attention to social issues, but the party as a whole is not. The Republican Party bleeds purple, not bright red. Continue Reading
The hidden costs of campaigning
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The Hatch Act says a sitting president must not campaign from federally-owned facilities and must keep campaign costs separate from official costs. But there are ways around that. Continue Reading
CD1 Dem candidates to participate in forum
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The Democratic candidates for New Mexico’s 1st District seat in the U.S. House will participate in their first joint forum on April 28. Continue Reading
Resendiz botched DC trip
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Instead of being in the office during his last few months as Sunland Park mayor, Martin Resendiz traveled on the city’s dime and on official business, but he admits he botched one trip to lobby for a border crossing. Continue Reading
Affordable Care Act is great for New Mexico kids
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New Mexico has more to gain from the Affordable Care Act than almost any state in the country. For the benefit of our children and families, let’s build on this success. Continue Reading
Coalition to protect land in Doña Ana County grows
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A movement to protect the Organ Mountains and other areas in Doña Ana County by designating the land as a national monument is growing. Continue Reading
The legacy of César Chávez is our legacy
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Let us honor César Chávez by never losing his sense of a better world, and let us prove to our mothers that we still believe the sky’s the limit. Continue Reading
Pearce introduces Organ Mountains protection bill
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U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce, R-N.M., has introduced a bill that would protect the Organ Mountains in Doña Ana County by establishing 58,500 acres as a national monument. Continue Reading
Affordable Care Act is bad for NM, worse for US
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Very clearly, the forced passage of the Affordable Care Act had much more to do with partisan domestic politics than the health of either health care or We The Patients. Continue Reading
Sowards, Smith file to stay in federal races
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Heather Wilson and Janice Arnold-Jones won’t have free rides, if the secretary of state certifies that Greg Sowards and Gary Smith filed enough signatures to stay in the GOP primary races. Continue Reading
Who will stand up to Paul Ryan and John Boehner?
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We can’t afford to lose sight of the fact that access to quality, affordable health care will always be a priority for New Mexico families. I’ve been fighting for it for more than two decades. Continue Reading
The truth and consequences of Obama’s energy agenda
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This president is holding America back. If we want to return to an era of American prosperity, we need to send him home to Illinois in November. Continue Reading
Heinrich, Balderas oppose Citizens United decision
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Martin Heinrich calls the U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision ‘a slap in the face to average Americans;’ Hector Balderas says corporations ‘don’t deserve to have such an outsized influence over our election process.’ Continue Reading
Wilson, Sowards talk about money in politics
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Heather Wilson says candidates should be “directly responsible and accountable for their campaigns” but supports allowing super PACs “until they are banned for everyone,” while Greg Sowards opposes restrictions on political spending. Continue Reading
All military families deserve the benefits they’ve earned
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When it comes to continuing their quixotic defense of DOMA, House Republicans have a simple choice: Focus on getting the economy back on track or spend millions of dollars defending a law that denies benefits to thousands of military families. Continue Reading