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.
Deputy Secretary of State Don Francisco Trujillo told KUNM Tuesday that his office is changing its approach to soliciting donations as a result of concerns from the Attorney General’s office.
KUNM has learned the state Attorney General’s office has concerns over what the Secretary of State may be doing with regard to seeking donations from contractors. In documents obtained this week, the AG’s office seems to back up the claims of…
Last week, embattled Secretary of State Mary Herrera named Deputy Secretary of State Don Francisco Trujillo to be the state elections director. But former elections director A.J. Salazar has contended that Trujillo is one of the “elements of corruption” in the SOS office. Should Don Francisco Trujillo serve as state elections director? Our panelists weigh in with their opinions.
Deputy Secretary of State Don Francisco Trujillo has been appointed to serve as state elections director, Secretary of State Mary Herrera announced this afternoon. Trujillo’s replaces A.J. Salazar, who alleged two weeks ago that Herrera is violating the Governmental Conduct Act and elections law in his resignation letter. Salazar has alleged that there are “elements of corruption” in the Secretary of State’s Office – those elements being Herrera and Trujillo.
Former elections chief A.J. Salazar raised concerns about the lack of a contract for the storage of voting machines at the private facility during a March 12 interview with The Independent. But chain-of-custody paperwork and regular inventories are kept for those machines and shared with the Secretary of State’s office—and it is unclear how their integrity could be compromised, AES President Terry A. Rainey told The Independent this week.
Rep. Henry “Kiki” Saavedra, D-Albuquerque told the Independent Monday that he will raise the issue of trying to get enough money for the 2010 elections when the House and Senate meet to hammer out a budget deal.
State Senator Dianna Duran, R-Tularosa, announced Tuesday that she will be running for the office of Secretary of State. Duran turned in more than 2,000 signed petitions today when officially filing for the race. The senator is a former…
Like many in the media, I received an e-mail on Thursday from James Flores, spokesman for the New Mexico Secretary of State’s Office, that had nothing to do with the work of the government office that employs Flores.
The e-mail,…
The Roundhouse may be awash in a sea of lobbyists, but good luck finding out who they are or how much they’re spending.
NMI’s Trip Jennings reported in January that there were already 500 lobbyists and 600 lobbyist organizations…
Before her confirmation hearings, Secretary of State-designate Hillary Clinton replied to a set of written questions from Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) about specific regions and nation-states. The document provides interesting insight into how Pres.-elect Barack Obama will approach foreign policy.…
While Gov. Bill Richardson‘s name gets bandied about for an Obama administration post, Aussie Stephen Morris, a senior fellow at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies, in Washington, D.C., pooh-poohs anything smacking of “secretary of state.”…
In the days leading up to today’s general election, Secretary of State Mary Herrera took care of some unfinished business. Her spokesman said late last week that Herrera entered into a contract for vote tabulator repairs and issued administrative…
