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.
Janice Arnold-Jones has formed an exploratory committee for a possible run for the 1st Congressional District seat. Rep. Martin Heinrich, who now represents the district, is considering a run for the U.S. Senate seat that will be vacated by Jeff Bingaman in 2012.
On Monday, former U.S. Rep. Heather Wilson announced she will run for U.S. Senate. Wilson quickly picked up endorsements from prominent New Mexico Republicans, including former U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici, and criticisms from Democrats, who noted her involvement in the scandal of fired U.S. Attorney David Iglesias.
Our biggest and best-ever election day coverage begins Nov. 2 at 9 a.m., when we launch an interactive live blog, in partnership with our colleagues at The Santa Fe New Mexican. Join us throughout the day to catch up…
This morning Rep. Janice Arnold Jones, R-Albuquerque, a Department of Energy contractor, received a frantic phone call today from employees working for her at Kirtland Air Force Base after a shooting just off base at Emcore Corporation on Eubank Boulevard…
The New Mexico State Legislature’s Legislative Council today unanimously approved the webcasting of interim committee meetings, which are being held at the state capitol this year. According to NMPolitics.net, the webcasting will begin as soon as possible, NMPolitics.net reports.
State Rep. Janice Arnold-Jones, R-Albuquerque, who pioneered webcasting in the New Mexico state Legislature, is now pushing for webcasting of committee meetings year ’round.
Arnold-Jones has asked a powerful committee that meets Tuesday to direct legislative staff to consider…
More than half of New Mexico’s legislative seats were decided Tuesday night, but 34 House seats are up for grabs in November. And most of those contested posts – 26 — belong to Democrats vs. eight that are currently in Republican hands.
Democrats have more to lose, while the GOP has notable momentum.
The first skirmish of the Republican gubernatorial race went to Susana Martinez, as Martinez took a plurality of early and absentee ballots in Bernalillo County, the state’s most populous county. Martinez took 46.71 percent, while Allen Weh took 35.49 percent.…
Bob J. Perry, the Texas developer behind the anti-John Kerry Swift Boat Veterans for Truth 527 group gave $450,000 to the gubernatorial campaign of Susana Martinez and airline service company owner Allen Weh loaned his campaign another $600,000. Those are…
At first glance today’s Rasmussen poll showing Democrat Diane Denish leads GOP guv candidate Susana Martinez looks like good news for Denish—until you remember that Denish led Martinez by 19 points in late March. But since then the five…
This week the Santa Fe Reporter, the city’s liberal-leaning alternative weekly paper, published its endorsements, including Janice Arnold-Jones in the Republican primary for governor, Adam Kokesh over Tom Mullins in the congressional race and Jerry Ortiz y Pino in the…
Doña Ana County District Attorney Susana Martinez leads all other gubernatorial candidates, in both the Republican primary and in the general election according to a poll by SurveyUSA.
Martinez leads former Republican Party chairman Allen Weh by 10…
My 15-minute one-on-one interviews with Lt. Gov. Diane Denish, a Democrat who has no primary opposition, and Susana Martinez, the Doña Ana County district attorney, will air tonight at 7 p.m. on KNME‘s New Mexico in Focus. In…
Republican gubernatorial candidate Janice Arnold-Jones is airing two ads focusing on her efforts to stop corruption in state government.
In April, Doña Ana County District Attorney Susana Martinez raised more money than the other four candidates for governor—if you don’t include the money the other candidates lent themselves. There’s the $250,000 former state Republican Party chairman Allen Weh lent…
The first ad by GOP candidate for governor Janice Arnold-Jones features testimonials by New Mexicans as well as former New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman.
I’ve been interviewing all the gubernatorial candidates for KNME-TV’s public affairs show, New Mexico in Focus. The first two of the series, 15-minute segments with state Rep. Janice Arnold Jones and Pete Domenici Jr., aired on Friday. Here they are…
Secretary of State Mary Herrera‘s office will begin field training sessions this week for candidates and campaign officials who are struggling with the state’s new Campaign Finance Information System.
Dozens of candidates missed the April 5 deadline for…
After Arizona’s Republican Governor, Jan Brewer, signed the nation’s strictest anti-immigration law, New Mexico GOP gubernatorial hopefuls mostly expressed support for the decision, but stopped short of fully endorsing the law.
The sole Democratic gubernatorial candidate, Diane Denish, already…
Most of the 100 participants interviewed by The Independent at tea party events in Albuquerque in Santa Fe Thursday said they will probably vote in the Republican primary in June—but they haven’t yet settled on a candidate.
