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.
The Independent will be on hand at the Albuquerque Hilton Saturday at noon to live blog the 2010 Republican Party pre-primary convention, where candidates for office will vie for enough votes to be placed on the primary election ballot.
In particular,…
Republican gubernatorial candidate Janice Arnold-Jones easily won a straw poll taken at Tuesday’s monthly meeting of the Quay County Republican Party.
As promised, Republican gubernatorial candidate Pete Domenici Jr. released detailed information Monday about campaign contributions he’s received to-date, and his fundraising thus far has topped $260,000. That includes a $50,000 contribution Domenici gave himself. Contributions he raised from others added…
After the “youthful indiscretions” of Clinton, Bush and Obama, the question of who inhaled and who didn’t is mostly a yawner. Some Tea Partiers who attended an Albuquerque gubernatorial candidates forum said they’re concerned about admissions from three GOP candidates who’ve admitted doing drugs in the past, while others said the past should remain just that.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Pete Domenici Jr. expects to report having raised more than $200,000 when his campaign releases its first list of financial contributors on Monday.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez easily won a straw poll taken following a candidate forum Thursday evening in Clovis.
Lt. Gov. Diane Denish, a Democrat, is ahead of five potential Republican challengers, according to the first public polling of the New Mexico gubernatorial race. Her nearest challenger is Pete Domenici Jr.; she has the support of 45 percent of those polled to his 40 percent. Denish is also best known of all the candidates, with 75 percent name recognition.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Pete Domenici Jr. will release information about campaign contributions he’s been collecting on Monday, according to Domenici spokesman Doug Antoon.
The Democratic Party of New Mexico is starting to get impatient with three Republican gubernatorial candidates who say they will or may voluntarily release campaign finance information before the next report is due in April– but haven’t yet done it.…
Pete Domenici Jr. is ahead of Las Cruces District Attorney Susana Martinez by nearly 18 points— in a poll that was conducted before Domenici admitted to using cocaine and marijuana as a young man.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez has the public backing of 25 percent of Republican state senators and representatives–10 of 40. What does it mean? Do endorsements matter? Depends on whom you ask.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Allen Weh says he may join other candidates who have chosen to voluntarily release campaign finance reports this month.
“We’re considering it,” Weh spokesman Christopher Sanchez wrote this morning in an e-mail.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez raised almost $143,000 in monetary contributions during the fourth quarter of 2009, her campaign announced today.
That’s slightly better than the $141,000 Martinez raised from July to September.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Diane Denish raised just under $750,000 in monetary contributions during the fourth quarter of 2009, her campaign announced today in calling it her “strongest quarter yet.”
State law prohibits lawmakers and the governor from soliciting campaign contributions during and around the legislative session that begins Tuesday. But it doesn’t prevent them, the lieutenant governor, or others running for office, from accepting donations during the same period.
Later this week, Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez will voluntarily release a year-end report of contributions and expenditures for 2009, campaign spokesman Adam Deguire said. The law doesn’t require her to release another report until April 12.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Diane Denish says one of the Republican candidates, Janice Arnold-Jones, has “shown a real commitment to increased transparency” but voters may be wondering about the other three GOP hopefuls.
“At least one of the four…
Republican gubernatorial candidate Janice Arnold-Jones has one-upped Democratic candidate Diane Denish in the battle over who’s being the most transparent about her campaign’s funding.
Arnold-Jones has posted on her Web site information about every campaign contribution she’s…
The Albuquerque Journal took a look at the Republican gubernatorial primary on Sunday. It also published individual articles on each of the four candidates:
• Janice…
Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Turner’s second television ad of the election cycle started running Friday. While the first was a general, introductory ad, this one focuses on the economy.
