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.
Senate Majority Whip Mary Jane Garcia unexpectedly withdrew her support for Gov. Susana Martinez’ effort to end social promotion during the special session Monday. The Governor had asked the Doña Ana County Democrat to appear at a press conference Monday…
Republican Attorney General candidate Matt Chandler raised nearly $115,000 according to campaign finance reports. His biggest donor was the state Republican Party, which gave $25,000 toward his bid.
Chandler finished the reporting period, which ran from June 25 to September…
The last time a Republican won a New Mexico Secretary of State election Herbert Hoover was the U.S. president and the Great Depression had begun a year earlier. But some political observers are wondering if 2010 might be the year of the GOP. First-term Democratic Secretary of State Mary Herrera is viewed as vulnerable after several employees have gone to the FBI to allege corruption in her administration.
With one week left in an increasingly negative primary campaign for governor, New Mexico GOP Chairman Harvey E. Yates has defended Susana Martinez against attack ads from her opponent Allen Weh that claimed she didn’t pay…
Update, 2:55 p.m.
Lieutenant governor
• Brian Moore: 41.24 percent
• Kent Cravens: 27.64 percent
• John Sanchez: 22.81 percent
• J.R. Damron: 8.29 percent
The Independent will be on hand at the Albuquerque Hilton Saturday at noon to live blog the 2010 Republican Party pre-primary convention, where candidates for office will vie for enough votes to be placed on the primary election ballot.
In particular,…
Political parties are working their get-out-the-vote (GOTV) efforts in the non-partisan Albuquerque municipal elections. As NMI has observed, the race between incumbent mayor Martin Chavez and former state Senate Pro Tem Richard Romero is looking increasingly like a Democratic…
Albuquerque’s municipal elections are supposed to be non-partisan, but in this year’s mayoral race the Republican Party has been quite active in support of one particular candidate, two-term State Rep. Richard Berry–who is a Republican. The party has helped Berry with canvassing and volunteer labor, and Berry has used telephone lines and a copy machine at the state party headquarters. In addition, the Republican Party funded a poll, late in 2008, that included questions about the Albuquerque mayoral race.
One of the pages on the New Mexico Republican Party’s Web site is devoted to the words of “great Republicans.” There are the usual suspects there (Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan) along with some more questionable choices — both…
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…
The chairman of the Republican Party of New Mexico says the indictment of Public Regulation Commissioner Jerome Block Jr., a Democrat, is another reminder of the importance of a strong two-party system.
The Republican Party of New Mexico said Tuesday that it was standing by a poll it commissioned that included misstatements about domestic partnerships.
New Mexico Republican leaders claimed they had evidence of actual voter fraud and presented a sheaf of voter registration forms as evidence, saying that many registrants had the same Social Security numbers. Now the American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico has asked the state attorney general to initiate a criminal investigation into whether the Bernalillo County Clerk’s Office may have released confidential information to the Republican Party of New Mexico, and whether the Party then publicly distributed that information in violation of state laws.
The Democratic Party of New Mexico has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) in which it argues the Republican Campaign Committee of New Mexico, Freedom’s Watch and congressional candidate Darren White are illegally coordinating their advertising efforts.…
The Republican Party of New Mexico has ratcheted up its offensive in the battle to keep from losing control of New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District, running a harsh new TV ad this week that brought a quick response from an attorney for the campaign of Democrat Martin Heinrich.
Republican 2nd Congressional District candidate Ed Tinsley and Democratic 1st District candidate Martin Heinrich are the targets of new television ads from outside groups.
