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.
A Chavez campaign mailer sent this week criticizes Richard Romero for his work as a lobbyist. The card prominently features quotes from a story I wrote in July about Romero’s lobbying, but I think it’s worth pointing readers back…
Mayor Martin Chavez has gained some high profile support in his quest to be reelected next week.
An automated call that reached Albuquerque households Tuesday night contained a message from Howard Dean urging folks to vote for Chavez.
Dean is…
Incumbent mayor Martin Chavez has picked up the endorsement of Barb Wold, a local blogger whose site—Democracy for New Mexico—is widely read by Democrats and progressives.
Wold has been highly critical of Chavez in the past, and in 2007…
Bernalillo County Sheriff Darren White today announced he is endorsing fellow Republican Richard “R.J.” Berry for mayor, saying “I’m disgusted by the false, personal attacks made against Richard Berry and his family. Claiming Berry is not a businessman is like…
With the ABQ mayoral election quickly approaching, several bloggers are sounding off on a recent Albuquerque Journal poll showing Richard Berry’s lead over Martin Chavez and Richard Romero.
Former Albuquerque mayor Jim Baca has been writing about the…
According to an e-mail sent to supporters by Albuquerque mayoral candidate Richard Romero’s staff, the Romero campaign believes that mayor Martin Chavez “is done.” The e-mail cites the Albuquerque Journal poll released yesterday—which showed Romero in last place, but…
In his latest TV ad, Albuquerque mayoral candidate Richard Berry labels himself “impeccably honest,” but a photographic sleight of hand in the ad appears to exaggerate the length of time Chavez has spent as mayor.
In the ad, a book is opened…
A poll conducted 12 days before the election puts the candidates for mayor within “striking distance” of each other. Berry and Romero have spent months attacking Chavez, who only recently went on the offensive. Albuquerque’s municipal election takes place on October 6.
Under scrutiny over reports that his “family business” is actually owned by his wife, Albuquerque mayoral candidate Richard Berry seems to have suddenly remembered he hadn’t properly registered his own company, R.J. Berry Enterprises.
He registered the business with the…
A push poll targeting Richard “R.J.” Berry is going out to voters just weeks before the mayoral election according to KOB-TV. Both other candidates, Martin Chavez and Richard Romero, deny being behind the telephone calls, but the Berry campaign…
One thing that didn’t make it into the article I wrote about Republican Party involvement in the municipal elections was a little tangent about polling.
As the article about the Republican Party noted, the Party funded a poll in Albuquerque in December 2008 that included questions about the Albuquerque mayor’s race. The mayoral campaign of two-term State Rep. Richard Berry told the independent that they had not seen that poll.
We also know of one other poll that was conducted prior to January, that included questions about the mayor’s race. That poll was paid for by incumbent mayor Martin Chavez.
In light of the two polls we know of, we thought we’d ask the third candidate in the race, former State Senate President Pro Tem Richard Romero, if he had done any polling prior to January.
He did not do a poll in the final months of 2008, he said, nor did he see results from any polls done by others.
“It’s like watching an NBA basketball player [compete] with a high school team.” That’s how Albuquerque design firm owner Sandy Hill described Tuesday night’s Mayoral Forum on Arts and Culture at the VSA North Fourth Arts Center.
The Albuquerque Arts Alliance announced today that it will be hosting a mayoral candidate forum on arts and culture on Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at 6 p.m.
Two term State Rep. Richard Berry has picked up an endorsement in his quest to become Albuquerque’s next mayor—from the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of New Mexico.
In a statement, the group said Berry, who owns a construction…
Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez has shifted government from a professional operation to a “political machine,” padding the city payroll with political appointees and bloating the budget, mayoral hopeful Richard Romero charged yesterday.
The first candidate forum of the campaign for Albuquerque mayor was hosted tonight by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). Hopefuls Richard Romero and Rudy Serrano both expressed support for unions and answered questions about labor issues. Click the headline to read the transcript.
Albuquerque City Councilor Debbie O’Malley announced today that she is withdrawing from the Albuquerque mayor’s race.
“This process was a difficult undertaking, and I am grateful to so many people — supporters, volunteers, friends, my campaign staff and family,”…
The business of showing Albuquerque who has the determination to be mayor gets seriously underway today — the first day to pick up donation booklets from the city clerk.
Candidates who want to qualify for public financing have to…
As many expected, Albuquerque City Councilor Michael Cadigan is jumping into the 2009 mayoral race. And he’ll use public financing, his e-mail announcement said. He’s currently looking for volunteers and donations:
“The Cadigan for Mayor campaign will…
Former New Mexico Senate President Pro Tem Richard Romero has formed an “exploratory committee” to raise funds for a possible run for mayor of Albuquerque. The Albuquerque Democrat, however, intends to run a publicly financed campaign.
He’ll have to…
