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Duran investigating whether dead people have voted in New Mexico
The office of Secretary of State Dianna Duran says that the names of 641 dead people are still on the voter registration rolls in New Mexico. Ken Ortiz, Duran’s chief of staff, says they still don’t...
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Hispanic GOP group announces N.M. state coordinators
A self-described “center right” Hispanic Republican group announced its two New Mexico state coordinators on Thursday.The Hispanic Leadership Network named Jamie Estrada, a former Bush administration...
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Momentum building for salaried Legislature
A raft of new commentary and news pieces in New Mexico are indicating some state leaders would prefer a salaried legislature. An article in Las Cruces Sun-News, an editorial in the Albuquerque Journal,...
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Martinez challenges law stripping gubernatorial authority for out-of-state...
As stated in Article V, Section 7 of the New Mexico Constitution, “when the governor travels outside New Mexico’s borders . . . the lieutenant governor shall act as governor.” Governor Susana Martinez...
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Heinrich co-sponsors bill similar to Udall’s recent proposal calling for a...
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....
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Martinez says her grandparents weren’t undocumented, after all
Gov. Susana Martinez has released evidence in an effort to disprove her earlier claim that her grandparents came to the United States as undocumented immigrants. The Associated Press reports: Martinez,...
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Attracting fewer international students, New Mexico loses out on big money
“The Open Doors 2011″ report released by the Institute of International Education (IIE) notes New Mexico colleges and universities have enrolled fewer international students this year than last,...
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New Mexico fines prison company for inadequate staffing
The New Mexico Department of Corrections is fining GEO Group, a Florida-based private prison operator, $1.1 million for understaffing one of its prisons. GEO manages three of the four private prisons...
View ArticleThe New Mexico Independent going forward
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...
View ArticlePoll: Coloradans favor legalizing marijuana, love Tim Tebow
It is probably just a coincidence, but polling released today by Public Policy Polling shows that Coloradans love Tim Tebow and think marijuana should be legal. If they had to choose one or the other,...
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