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.
Candidates in New Mexico’s 2nd and 3rd Congressional Districts faced off at televised debates this weekend on KOAT. The Albuquerque-based station has the videos on its website though it will take a bit of clicking to watch either of…
Incumbent congressman Ben Ray Luján once again outraised his opponent in the 3rd Congressional District race according to reports filed with the Federal Elections Commission on Friday.
Luján raised $250,000 from July 1 to September 30 while Tom Mullins raised…
Steve Terrell of the Santa Fe New Mexican tells us today that the Cook Political Report has changed the status of the District 3 Congressional Race featuring Democratic U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Lujan and Republican Tom Mullins from…
All three of New Mexico’s freshman Democratic congressmen have been endorsed by The National Rifle Association’s Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF). Martin Heinrich, Harry Teague and Ben Ray Luján each received “A” grades from the nation’s largest gun-rights organization.
The NRA cited…
Freshman Democratic Congressman Ben Ray Lujan leads his Republican opponent Tom Mullins by 6 points, a Daily Kos/PPP poll released today shows.
Sign up now to participate in a series of town hall debates, sponsored by New Mexico First and New Mexico public broadcasters. During October three town halls, one at UNM, one at ENMU and one at NMSU, will each bring…
Did you know that Jon Barela, the Republican challenger to Democratic Rep. Martin Heinrich, is the beneficiary of a fundraiser scheduled for tonight at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington, D.C.? The cover charge is $250 per person—or $1,000…
A proposed state-of-the-art, 68-bed teaching hospital in Rio Rancho has gotten a vote-of-confidence from the federal government that helps pave the way for its eventual reality, members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation announced Thursday.
The Federal Housing Administration has…
Democratic Rep. Harry Teague, in a close race with former Republican Congressman Steve Pearce, has signaled his support for extending the Bush tax cuts for the highest-earning Americans. Teague this week signed a letter to Speaker of the House Nancy…
U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján spotlighted post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at a public forum in Rio Rancho Wednesday, and he is scheduled to meet Thursday with owners of the “Horses for Heroes” PTSD therapy program just north of Santa…
House Republican Minority Leader John Boehner said earlier this summer that if the Republicans regain control of the House this year, among the initiatives they would likely consider would be raising the age of social security retirement to 70. Most New Mexico congressional candidates, including incumbent Democrats Martin Heinrich and Harry Teague, as well as Republican challengers Jon Barela and Steve Pearce, offered varying degrees of resistance to that idea. Democrat Ben Ray Lujan was vague in his answer, while his challenger, Tom Mullins, said the retirement age will “undoubtedly” be raised.
If you’re at all interested in the race between Republican Tom Mullins and Democrat Rep. Ben Ray Lujan in New Mexico’s 3rd Congressional District, be sure to watch my interviews with both candidates tonight at 7 p.m. on KNME’s
Susana Martinez isn’t the only big-ticket candidate in New Mexico’s fall elections who questions whether human society is the root cause of global warming. The three Republicans running for Congress expressed opposition to climate change legislation and were generally hesitant to acknowledge that human activity is having important negative effects on the planet.
New Mexico Democratic Rep. Ben Ray Lujan has co-signed a House Bill that would add a public option to the recently passed health care reform bill.
As The Washington Independent reported today, House Democrats have returned to a…
Rep. Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., outraised his Republican opponent once again according to FEC reports. Luján raised $104,000 in the 2nd quarter to Mullins’ $47,000. Luján also has a very large advantage in cash on hand.
Republican Congressional candidate Tom Mullins once again drew attention to his campaign for the wrong reasons — this time reportedly making a comment that “There weren’t too many white faces there in the room” at a religious ceremony at…
Sen. Tom Udall may be coming to a television near you. Udall is now hosting a new TV show that will air on public access and be archived his website.
In a fundraising appeal sent to supporters ahead of the 2nd quarter fundraising deadline, Republican 3rd Congressional District candidate Tom Mullins bragged that “the most recent Magellan poll has me in a dead heat (43 to 42 percent) with my opponent,” incumbent…
A bill requiring most groups to reveal who paid for political ads has passed the U.S. House Thursday on a near-party line 219-206 vote. All three members of the House of Representatives from New Mexico voted in the majority.…
The U.S. House voted yesterday to give subpoena power to the commission that is investigating the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Although President Barack Obama created the group last month, he could not give it the power to compel…
