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.
Last week, New Mexico Senator Tom Udall and six of his fellow Democratic colleagues proposed an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would allow Congress to regulate the campaign finance system.
Today, Rep. Martin Heinrich, another longtime advocate of campaign…
Rep. Ben Luján (D-N.M.) and other Democratic members of the New Mexico congressional delegation are asking the Obama administration to open a regional United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in central New Mexico.
In an interview with KNME’s Gwyneth Doland, State Auditor Hector Balderas, who is running in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, said he “absolutely” supported gay marriage.
Democratic Rep. Martin Heinrich raised $485,000 from 2,200 individuals in the second quarter in his bid to become a U.S. Senator in 2012, his campaign announced yesterday. The campaign has more than $700,000 in cash-on-hand.
Heath Haussamen of NMPolitics.com gets the scoop that former Lt. Gov. Diane Denish is considering running for the First District House seat being vacated by Rep. Martin Heinrich. She said a run is “still on the table.”
Congressman Ben Ray Luján will face attacks from the National Republican Campaign Committee over his vote to raise the debt limit. Luján was one of 97 Democrats voting to raise the debt limit $2 trillion to avoid a default on the debt the United States government owes.
Lt. Gov. John Sanchez officially announced his Senate candidacy on Tuesday with a web video that highlighted his personal background and outsider status — including something that may foreshadow one of his campaign’s messages against Republican frontrunner and former congresswoman Heather Wilson: “We don’t want to return people back to Washington, D.C., who got us into this mess in the first place,” he said, before vowing to defend “principled, conservative values.”
Rep. Martin Heinrich sent a letter to President Barack Obama Thursday asking him to being a troop withdrawal in July of this year. “We have a responsibility to leave Afghanistan in a responsible way,” Heinrich wrote, “and I believe it is time to begin this progress.”
State Auditor Hector Balderas filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to run for U.S. Senate Wednesday, according to a tweet from Bloomberg goverment reporter Greg Giroux. Balderas will face U.S. Rep. Martin Heinrich in the Democratic primary.
Senate candidate Martin Heinrich has received two endorsements from major labor groups in recent days. So far, he’s the only top-tier Democratic candidate in the race and the endorsements may stop other top-tier candidates from entering the race.
State Auditor Hector Balderas will make a final decision on whether he’ll run for Senate within days, according to a Wednedsay afternoon report from NMPolitics.net. Balderas, a Democrat, previously said that he was “seriously considering” a run for the open seat.
Sen. Tim Keller said in an email to supporters that he will not run for Congress next year. The Democratic state senator said that he will instead run for re-election in his current position.
Democratic Senate candidate and current U.S. Representative Martin Heinrich reported nearly $349,832 cash on hand at the end of the first quarter after raising $350,615 between the beginning of the year and March 31. Heinrich officially announced his Senate run on April 2, after the end of the filing period.
The U.S. House of Representatives voted today to pass a budget on almost uniformly partisan lines. The budget created by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., with all but six Republicans voting yes and no Democratic votes. The New Mexico delegation, two Democrats and one Republican, split on the vote.
Senatorial candidate Heather Wilson announced Monday that she raised $300,000 between the time she announced her candidacy on Mar. 7 and the end of the fundraising quarter at midnight on April 1. Wilson will report having $281,000 cash on hand at the filing deadline.
New Mexico is the site of one of the country’s most competitive Senate races, according to Politico. The site’s monthly ranking shows New Mexico as the 8th most competitive race because of the candidacies of Democrat Rep. Martin Heinrich and Republican former Rep. Heather Wilson.
Albuquerque city councilor Dan Lewis announced Sunday that he will run for Congress in the 1st Congressional District. Lewis is the first announced candidate for the seat.
U.S. Rep. Martin Heinrich announced Saturday that he will run for U.S. Senate. Heinrich shared the news in a release and indicated he will meet with the press at the National Hispanic Cultural Center this afternoon following the annual Cesar Chavez march.
U.S. Rep. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., will decide whether to run for U.S. Senate soon — perhaps as early as this weekend, according to the Albuquerque Journal.
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.
