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.
A conservative political action committee founded and run by state Republican Party leaders has given big donations to three Democratic candidates who are challenging incumbent state Representatives Eleanor Chavez, D-Albuquerque, Miguel Garcia, D-Albuquerque, and Richard Vigil, D-Ribera.
The New Mexico…
Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Turner issued a statement this week criticizing state Republican Party chairman Harvey Yates, Jr. for getting involved in a dispute between Republican gubernatorial frontrunners Susana Martinez and Allen Weh.
“For Chairman Harvey Yates to take sides…
A State District Court today found PRC commissioner Carol Sloan guilty of two felonies—aggravated battery and aggravated burglary. The Associated Press reports that Sloan will appeal the conviction. Meanwhile, state Democrats and Republicans are calling on Sloan, a Democrat, to…
Here are the statements we’ve received about President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address from New Mexico politicians and candidates for office:
New Mexico Republicans looked east for inspiration Tuesday night after big victories by Republicans Bob McDonnell and Chris Christie. Republican Party chairman Harvey Yates, Jr. said, “We may be witnessing the beginning of a trend in which the citizens of…
Democratic State Sen. Tim Eichenberg recently made waves throughout the New Mexico blogosphere when he said that he didn’t believe that Lt. Gov. Diane Denish could win the gubernatorial race next year. Now he’s backing off, with a statement…
It took the New Mexico Republican Party most of Thursday before it rose to the challenge of interpreting last weekend’s boat accident at Elephant Butte State Park, but what it lacked in urgency–Wonkette in Washington blogged on the story…
Now that Denish is the lieutenant governor and the Democrats’ likely nominee for governor next year, she’s talking a lot about ethics reform and transparency. On the flip side, Republicans have been hammering her on her past position on conference committees and other issues in an attempt to tie her to corruption scandals that have plagued Democrats in recent years.
A number of Republicans are raising questions in light of today’s news that Gov. Bill Richardson and others won’t be charged following a federal investigation into allegations of pay to play in his administration.
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.
Friday’s indictments in the housing authority scandal revealed “another dark day for New Mexicans,” potential Republican gubernatorial candidate Allen Weh said in a statement released by his campaign.
Local critics of massive federal spending plan to voice their frustration publicly this week at one of at least 16 “tea parties” that will be held in communities across the state. The protests and rallies were born out of a recent suggestion made during a rant by a TV journalist on national television, which has sparked a nationwide movement.
The indictments against Public Regulation Commissioner Jerome Block Jr. and his father are the latest in a parade of high-profile scandals that threaten to knock prominent Democrats off their perches. Some say the drumbeat of scandals is producing momentum for more ethics reform.
