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.
Former Santa Fe County Sheriff Greg Solano may have spent money gained from selling county items on gambling both online and in New Mexico casinos, according to state investigators. KRQE reported this after Solano turned himself into authorities on Wednesday.
Greg Solano appears to have sold more than 1,000 items stolen from the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s office on eBay, according to the Santa Fe New Mexican. The former sheriff’s financial problems, which he says drove him to sell the stolen goods, are nothing new, though: The Santa Fe Reporter documents two decades of financial trouble.
State Auditor Hector Balderas announced a special audit of the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s office after former Santa Fe County Sheriff Greg Solano admitted stealing supplies and selling them on the internet. Solano resigned after the admission and the state police said they had been investigating Solano on the embezzlement for months.
Rio Arriba County Sheriff Joe Mascarenas, Santa Fe County Sheriff Greg Solano and Valencia County Sheriff Rene Rivera appeared together in Albuquerque today to challenge Doña Ana District Attorney Susana Martinez’ record on prosecuting DWI offenders. The three Democrats attacked one…
Santa Fe County Sheriff Greg Solano announced on his personal blog this weekend that he was ending his race for the Democratic lieutenant governor nomination, citing a large disparity between the amount of money the most successful fundraisers…
Jerry Ortiz y Pino says progressives have been “used” by the Democratic Party in New Mexico for a long time. He says his candidacy for lieutenant governor is “a great opportunity for the progressive wing of the party to assert itself.”
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Diane Denish raised just over $1 million in the last reporting period, and she has nearly $2.2 million on hand going forward, her campaign announced today.
Denish, the lieutenant governor, reported spending just under $433,000 during…
Ads about the Rail Runner with a candidate Lieutenant Governor are raising some eyebrows, according to an article in today’s Santa Fe New Mexican. Lawrence Rael, the Executive Director for the Mid-Region Council of Governments, appears in the…
The Santa Fe County Democrats will host all seven (yes, seven) candidates for Lieutenant Governor at a forum on Wednesday, Sept. 16 according to a press release from the party. The seven candidates will each give five minutes opening statements…
Santa Fe County Sheriff Greg Solano stepped into a firestorm today when his office sent out a news release and a message on Twitter announcing his endorsement of his undersheriff to replace him in next year’s election.…
In case you were wondering, the number of Democrats who are either in the race or have expressed interest in the race to replace Diane Denish as lieutenant governor is now at nine.
Santa Fe County Sheriff, one of…
Days after the state GOP chairman hammered her for standing by the scandal-plagued Gov. Bill Richardson, Lt. Gov. Diane Denish unveiled today ethics initiatives she plans to push during the 2010 legislative session.
A meeting of Albuquerque Twitter users (known as a “tweetup” because it rhymes with meet up) drew 275 people to the Balloon Museum. Included were a couple of political figures and a few journalists.
Event organizer Ashley Drake Gephart wrote…
Greg Solano, the Santa Fe County Sheriff and an announced candidate for lieutenant governor, unveiled an ethics plan on his campaign Web site today.
How many people will, ultimately, be running for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor next year?
According to state Sen. Jerry Ortiz y Pino and Santa Fe County Sheriff Greg Solano, two candidates who have already announced they are in…
We’re not even at the midway point of 2009, but the 2010 electoral cycle is already shaping up.
Steve Terrell of the Santa Fe New Mexican reports that second-term state senator Jerry Ortiz y Pino will be running for…
over at SFReeper.com Dave Maass has posted the video of a new advertisement against New Mexico’s recent repeal of the death penalty.
On Sunday, Santa Fe County Sheriff Greg Solano wrote again about the influence of the media on the legislative session.
And while we’re on the topic of media talking about media, did you see Albuquerque Journal writer John Fleck’s weekend post about anonymous sources?
The New Mexico Legislature adjourned its 60-day session last Saturday at noon after the usual flurry of activity in the session’s waning days and hours.
That flurry of activity was well-documented by NMI, among other news outlets, and the legislative…
