I am writing today to announce the closure of the New Mexico Independent. After three and a half years of operation in New Mexico, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news…
While environmental activists played their part yesterday during demonstrations at the capitol building, going so far as to dress up as solar panels and to sing the tune of “You Are My Sunshine,” their counterparts, the anti-cap-and-trade contingency who has…
Roughly one quarter of University of New Mexico students are unimpressed with the state’s flagship public school, according to a survey that questioned college students about their higher education experiences.
Former Rep. Steve Pearce outraised his 2nd Congressional District opponent, incumbent Democrat Harry Teague, in the 3rd quarter $600,000 to $350,000, according to campaign finance reports. Pearce also leads in cash on hand, with $885,000 as of the end of September. Teague finished the period with a little less than $740,000 cash on hand.
Teague benefited from donations from political action committees, receiving $139,300, compared to the $114,500 Pearce received in money from PACs.
Some notable donations included $2,500 from Koch Industries’ KochPAC, which brought it’s total donations this cycle to Pearce $10,000. Also, Texas oilman Clayton Williams donated $2,400 to Pearce’s campaign, bringing his total for the cycle up to $4,800. Gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez recently donated $20,000 given to her by Williams because of a joke about rape that Williams made in a 1990 run for Texas governor. Pearce’s campaign told The Independent that they will not be returning the money because Teague has taken money from ethically questionable Democrats in the past.
Pearce also received $1,500 from Citizens United Political Victory Fund, the group which was involved in the unpopular Supreme Court decision that allowed unlimited corporate money to be spent in elections.
The labor group AFSCME donated $3,000 to Teague, bringing its total contributions to Teague to $15,000 for this cycle. Teague also received $2,300 from Tommy Cope, who is a manger for Intercontinental Potash, which brought his donations up to $7,100 for the cycle; a refund was given as individuals can only give $2,300 per election (primary election and general election) per cycle in federal races.
Pearce spent $730,000 during the period and Teague spent a little more than $670,000 in the period.
