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.
U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján has told state Democratic party leaders that he will not run for Senate in 2012, according to a report from Politico on Monday. The strength of Senate candidate, and fellow member of Congress, Martin Heinrich’s candidacy was a factor in Luján’s decision.
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.
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.
State Auditor Hector Balderas will not run for the 1st Congressional District seat, according to a Tuesday report from Roll Call. Balderas, who is not from the Albuquerque-centric 1st Congressional District, said in February that his was “seriously considering” a Senate run.
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.
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.
Lt. Gov. John Sanchez inched closer to announcing a Senate run this weekend at a tea party rally in Moriarty. Sanchez has been named as a potential Republican candidate for the open Senate seat.
Lt. Gov. John Sanchez told The Hill Thursday that Senate candidate Heather Wilson is a “moderate-type” ahead of a potential Republican primary showdown with the former U.S. Representative. Sanchez also said he will decide on whether or not to join the race “relatively soon.”
Amanda Fenner of Edgewood thought she was being pranked when called Monday with news she had just won a 2008 Toyota Prius, an electioneering gift from the Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund. “I thought it was somebody who was calling…
