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National economic troubles filter down to local New Mexico governments

Tom Udall wants to ‘get into the earth of New Mexico’

I posted the interview I conducted with Republican U.S. Senate candidate Steve Pearce last week. This week, I’m passing along my interview with his Democratic opponent, Tom Udall, an excerpt of which was broadcast on Friday night’s “New Mexico In Focus” on KNME. The unedited version is posted below.
Check it out if you’d like to [...]

CD3: Got something on your mind? Tell Ben Ray Lujan and Dan East

Got something on your mind? Maybe you want to quiz 3rd Congressional District candidates Ben Ray Lujan and Dan East.
You could get your shot Tuesday. 
NM First is holding a town hall with citizens at Rio Rancho High School from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday in advance of a debate between the two men later [...]

PRC on TV: Two candidates for N.M.’s most powerful (if little-known) regulatory agency make their case

On Friday night I got a chance to sit down separately with two candidates for the Public Regulation Commission — the Green Party’s Rick Lass and Democrat Jason Marks — for KNME’s “New Mexico In Focus.”

In case you missed it: Thursday’s twangy televised CD2 debate

The sparks are flying (or not) in the contest down south to replace U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce in the House of Representatives. If you didn’t see or hear the debate on a variety of broadcasts statewide — and even C-SPAN nationally — you can watch it here courtesy of KNME-TV.

PBS national spotlight to shine on N.M. for a week

Do you have a presidential election question you’d like to see addressed in a national forum?
Public radio station KUNM is running spots asking New Mexicans to send in questions that might be answered when “The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer” comes to Albuquerque Sunday to hold a Town Hall meeting that will be broadcast nationwide.

Sign up now to participate in N.M. congressional forums later this month

New Mexico First is sponsoring congressional forums in each of the state’s three districts later this month, and is seeking people who are interested in participating in town hall meetings to discuss issues they want the candidates to address and to question the candidates during the forums.