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 two competitive New Mexico congressional districts are clearly a priority to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. The DCCC has put in just under $175,000 in the 1st Congressional District and just under $205,000 in CD2 in filings with Tuesday’s…
After a couple of weeks of back-and-forth about who’s better on the issue of guns, the 2nd Congressional District candidates have both been given A ratings from the National Rifle Association and are both touting gun-related endorsements.
According to a Daily Kos/Research 2000 poll, Harry Teague leads in the Congressional District 2 race, though the lead is within the margin of error — but on the outside range of that margin of error.
The poll…
National pundits have begun to realize what many in southern New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District have known for months: The race to replace Steve Pearce in Congress is hot.
Cook Political Report today changed its ranking of…
Guns have suddenly shot to the forefront of the 2nd Congressional District race, specifically where Democrat Harry Teague stands on the issue of gun ownership. And that has led to a fierce back and forth between Teague and his opponent, GOP candidate Ed Tinsley.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) pushed another $146,355.48 into the 2nd Congressional District on Tuesday. The spending is to support Democrat Harry Teague and to oppose Republican Ed Tinsley.
The spending, according to FEC filings, pushes the total spending…
The campaign of Republican 2nd Congressional District candidate Ed Tinsley is gaining some national attention because of a video that shows his wife saying the campaign is downplaying Tinsley’s party affiliation.
The proposed $700 billion bailout defeated in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday appears to be a hot potato for many politicos who didn’t have to vote on it. After the surprise rejection, many of the top politicos and candidates for office in New Mexico did what the normally don’t do — they kept silent.
Barack Obama says he will be in Oxford, Miss., tonight, but as of early this morning John McCain remained adamant he would not participate in what would be the first presidential debate of the campaign unless Congress and the Bush…
Fernando C. de Baca says he resigned this morning from the position of chairman of the Bernalillo County Republican Party, but maintains the comments that ultimately forced him out were taken out of context.
New Mexico’s large crop of would-be federal representatives — including two candidates for U.S. Senate and six House candidates — all react to the proposed $700 billion bailout for Wall Street and the economy in general.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) will begin airing TV ads attacking Ed Tinsley in the 2nd Congressional District. These are the first ads since announcing they would reserve $1.2 million for the 2nd Congressional District race. The group…
The 2nd Congressional District candidates have agreed to another debate.
Following Republican candidate Ed Tinsley’s challenge last week that Democrat Harry Teague agree to an additional debate focused entirely on the economy, the…
