Gary King
Mary Herrera stands firm in face of nonprofits’ federal lawsuit
The secretary of state’s office says it is standing firm in the face of a lawsuit challenging its attempt to force two nonprofits to register as political committees or pay steep fines.
“Attorney General (Gary) King said it best: ‘If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it’s probably a duck,’” Secretary [...]
Progressive nonprofits file federal lawsuit
Tuesday’s lawsuit filed by SouthWest Organizing Project (SWOP) and the Center for Civic Policy’s New Mexico Youth Organized (NMYO) is their attempt to stop what the lawsuit calls the “chilling effect” the state agencies’ action has had on their right to free speech.
AG is stalling on definition of ‘political activity,’ senator says
With New Mexico Attorney General Gary King refusing to explain why he believes two nonprofits’ activities have crossed the line between issue advocacy and political campaigning, a lawmaker is trying to compel an official opinion from King. But almost three months since the request was made, King’s office hasn’t responded.
Funeral services set for Alice King
The body of former N.M. First Lady Alice King will lie in state in the rotunda at the Roundhouse in Santa Fe from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, the Albuquerque Journal is reporting. A service will be held Thursday at 9 a.m. in the Moriarty High School gym, which is expected to be filled with about 2,500 people.
Former N.M. first lady Alice King dies
Alice King, the wife of former Gov. Bruce King and a tireless advocate on behalf of children, died Sunday night after suffering a massive stroke on Thursday. She was 78. Her death was announced in a news release from her son, state Attorney General Gary King.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES: The Jerome Block Jr. saga continues, another state task force is born, and don’t break out your snowboards quite yet!
In national news today, President-elect Barack Obama says he plans to keep Bush’s current defense secretary, Robert Gates — at least for the time being. Nobody wants to spend any money, but food stamp usage is nearing an all-time high.
Meanwhile, in Santa Fe, Jerome Block Jr. isn’t out of the woods yet, even though he [...]
Slow-moving housing authority probe frustrates some
The office of Attorney General Gary King still has nothing new to report about the more than two-year-old investigation of the scandal that toppled most of the state’s affordable housing system in 2006, and that has some frustrated.