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.
Greg Zanetti, for months the only declared Republican candidate for governor next year, dropped out of the race today. The Army National Guard general recently completed a year as deputy commander at Guantanamo Bay, and said the rigor of the campaign trail felt like another deployment.
What’s up with Republican Greg Zanetti’s gubernatorial campaign? I’ve been asked the question by a few people this week, because, after getting off to a quick start with travels around the state several weeks ago, Zanetti has been…
Doña Ana County District Attorney Susana Martinez will formally announce Friday she’s running for governor next year. One political analyst said she “brings all kinds of attractive qualities to that race” as an experienced prosecutor and Hispanic Republican with crossover appeal.
Is Heather Wilson going to run for governor or not? That’s the biggest question for New Mexico Republicans, now that fellow Republican and former U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce has decided to try to regain his old seat in Congress instead of running for governor.
While the Democratic side of the race to be New Mexico’s next chief executive seems to be relatively stable, the Republican side could be gaining another person dipping their toes in the gubernatorial waters… in the form of Albuquerque-based public…
Potential 2010 Republican gubernatorial candidate Allen Weh says his campaign centers on a “common sense” approach to growing the economy and rooting out public corruption.
It’s just under a year to the primaries and gubernatorial Web sites are starting to pop up.
Today, Democrat Diane Denish announced that her website was up and running at DianeDenish.com. Republican Allen Weh’s website can be found at…
Potential 2010 Republican gubernatorial candidate Allen Weh announced today that he’s traveling the state in the next two weeks to talk with business leaders and small-business owners about the economy.
Looks like Lt. Gov. Diane Denish might be getting some gubernatorial primary competition in the form of Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez. The Belen Democrat has served in the Senate since 1993.
Peter St. Cyr caught the news from a…
The only declared 2010 GOP gubernatorial candidate, Greg Zanetti believes he has all of his potential rivals beaten on the critical issues of the economic downturn and financial scandals. “I understand money better than all of them,” Zanetti said.
Santa Fe New Mexican politics reporter Steve Terrell has a blog post today that concludes the grudge between the Clintons and Gov. Bill Richardson is still going strong.
With redistricting taking place early in the next decade, under the watch of the governor elected in 2010, Republicans are focused intently on the race to replace the term-limited Bill Richardson. And capitalizing on the scandals plaguing the party that controls virtually all of state government appears to be the key.
Allen Weh can begin raising money to run for governor after he announced today that he’s forming what he’s calling an “exploratory committee” as he considers jumping into the 2010 race.
“We need to clean up the corruption…
This afternoon, former Republican Party of New Mexico chairman Allen Weh will announce his decision whether or not to run for governor in 2010.
The campaigning has already begun. No, not for the 2009 Albuquerque mayoral race, but for the 2010 gubernatorial race.
National Guard Brigadier General Greg Zanetti stopped by Clovis yesterday and did a bit of campaigning — and talking to the…
Former U.S. Reps. Steve Pearce and Heather Wilson aren’t the only Republicans openly considering running for governor in 2010.
