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.
Last week, New Mexico Senator Tom Udall, along with six of his fellow Democratic colleagues, proposed an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would allow Congress to regulate the campaign finance system. Long an advocate of campaign finance reform, Udall…
Former Gov. Gary Johnson filed the paperwork for his candidacy in the New Hampshire presidential primary — mere hours before the filing deadline in the crucial early primary state. After a campaign mix-up, Johnson was forced to take a red-eye from Arizona to file his paperwork in person.
New Mexico Attorney General Gary King highlighted an expansion of an ethics law this morning that passed the Legislature and was signed by Gov. Susana Martinez. The expansion comes to New Mexico’s Governmental Conduct Act. The changes include adding local government officials to the list of public employees who are bound by its ethical provisions.
The offices of the Secretary of State and Attorney General will look into whether Gov. Susana Martinez misused campaign funds for paying for radio ads pushing for the repeal of the law that allows illegal immigrants to get drivers licenses.
Records from the final months of Bill Richardson’s administration will be unsealed following an opinion from Attorney General Gary King’s office.
Among the hundreds of bills introduced so far in the state House and Senate are four from Republicans hoping to restrict marriage in New Mexico, including three separate pieces of legislation that seek to define marriage as between “one man and one woman.”
Attorney General Gary King announced today that ethics and campaign finance reforms are among his agenda items for this year’s legislative session. He also wants legislation to help prevent DWIs and underage drinking as well as bills to aid against border violence.
Gay marriage advocates received some good news on Tuesday as New Mexico Attorney General Gary King issued an opinion stating that gay marriages from out of state would likely be legal here. King came to this conclusion after “a comprehensive legal analysis” by his office which said that New Mexico can recognize same-sex marriages from states where it’s legal.
In addition to Susana Martinez, two other new statewide officials were sworn in on Saturday. Ray Powell officially became State Land Commissioner for a second time, and Dianna Duran became the state’s first Republican Secretary of State since 1930.
Attorney General Gary King says that the state should not be responsible for the legal fees incurred by former Educational Retirement Board member Bruce Malott.
The Attorney General’s Office violated the state procurement code in 2009 when paying out $9,300 in registration fees for a training seminar on animal cruelty laws without signing a contract first, the Associated Press is reporting.
Public Regulation Commissioner Jerome Block, Jr. has struggled to pay more than $2,000 in debts over the past year, including one to a fellow commissioner and another to a youth group on whose board of directors he sits. Those debts are just the latest headache for Block, who said he has already paid $400,000 in legal fees to defend himself against criminal charges stemming his handling of public campaign funds.
Incumbent Gary King appears to have prevailed over Republican challenger and Clovis District Attorney Matt Chandler after a heated race for the New Mexico attorney general’s office.
Attorney General Gary King, a Democrat, and his Republican challenger Matt Chandler both raised big money in the final weeks leading up to the election.
King raised over $400,000 in the three-week period and Chandler raised nearly $200,000. King was…
In a sharp rebuke of Democratic Secretary of State Mary Herrera (whose office will announce next Tuesday’s election results), five of New Mexico’s major newspapers endorsed state Sen. Diana Duran, Herrera’s Republican challenger.
Republican Attorney General candidate Matthew Chandler reported raising nearly $55,000 in the last fundraising period and finished the period with nearly $110,000 cash on hand, according to a report filed with the Secretary of States’ office.
Chandler’s opponent, incumbent…
Democratic Attorney General Gary King reported raising $73,875 and spending $275,221 from Sept. 6 through Oct. 4, according to a report his campaign filed Monday.
Nearly half of King’s fundraising came from four contributions: two $12,500 donations, one from Patricia…
The state’s largest newspaper on Sunday endorsed two Republicans and one Democrat in three statewide races.
Republican Secretary of State candidate Dianna Duran and GOP Attorney General candidate Matthew Chandler won endorsements from The Albuquerque Journal, as…
Secretary of State Mary Herrera’s decision to add a space to November ballots for a write-in candidate for governor was legal, Assistant Attorney General Tania Maestas wrote Thursday in letters to Herrera and state Sen. Howie C. Morales, D-Silver City.…
Attorney General Gary King wants a law requiring all public officials to disclose the loans they’ve taken out after the recent scandal involving the chairman of the Educational Retirement Board (ERB) and a big loan he received from…
