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By Jeff Jones
Written by: Jeff Jones
...Roswell Democrat edges Carlos Cisneros of Taos 23-19 in Senate's first order of business.The New Mexico Senate as its first order of business today re-elected Sen. Tim Jennings, D-Roswell, as its pres...
Tuesday, Jan 20, 2009, 13:39 MST
Word count: 157
Written by: Jeff Jones
( News / Latest )
...New Mexico Republicans eager for a fresh start after their party’s drubbing at the polls last fall picked a new state party chairman Saturday.The party’s state central committee chose Albuquerque ...
Saturday, Jan 10, 2009, 19:47 MST
Word count: 179
Written by: Jeff Jones
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...Big-name Barack Obama backer Gov. Bill Richardson on Friday provided some fresh political ammo for opponents of the Democratic presidential candidate when he told a Colorado radio station that Obama...
Friday, Oct 31, 2008, 10:51 MST
Word count: 293
Written by: Jeff Jones
...Republican presidential candidate John McCain is heading back to New Mexico on Saturday for another campaign appearance, a GOP spokesman said Tuesday. McCain will host an event in Mesilla in far ...
Tuesday, Oct 21, 2008, 05:16 MST
Word count: 68
Written by: Jeff Jones
...  Embattled Bernalillo County Republican Party Chairman Fernando C de Baca has resigned, the Journal has learned. Republican sources said C de Baca stepped down during a Thursday mornin...
Thursday, Sep 25, 2008, 06:28 MST
Word count: 80
Written by: Jeff Jones
...Wife of the Democratic presidential candidate is holding two events in New Mexico today. Barack Obama's presidential campaign has released details about wife Michelle Obama's visit to New...
Wednesday, Sep 03, 2008, 23:40 MST
Word count: 173
Written by: Jeff Jones
... By Jeff JonesJournal Politics Writer  DENVER - You gotta hand it to them : These Democrats know how to put on one doozy of a political show.The Political Animal ( yours truly)  an...
Thursday, Aug 28, 2008, 15:51 MST
Word count: 995
Written by: Jeff Jones
...DENVER - Here they come.While New Mexico has only 38 delegates to this week's Democratic National Convention, our state's presence at the four-day event which kicked off Monday is about to get...
Tuesday, Aug 26, 2008, 05:14 MST
Word count: 1038
Written by: Jeff Jones
...DENVER - The Political Animal has found the Political Zoo - less than 450 miles up Interstate 25 from Albuquerque in this mile-high Colorado capital city, where the Democratic National Convention kick...
Monday, Aug 25, 2008, 15:51 MST
Word count: 1073
Written by: Jeff Jones
#...DENVER — We bumped into the first batch of riot police less than five minutes after pulling into Downtown Denver Sunday afternoon — a scrum of five or six helmet-wearing guys toting super-...
Sunday, Aug 24, 2008, 14:46 MST
Word count: 613
#...About 2,000 people packed into the gym at Rio Grande High School in Bernalillo County's South Valley on Monday to hear Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama blast Republican rival John Mc...
Monday, Aug 18, 2008, 07:01 MST
Word count: 451
Written by: Jeff Jones
...They went in - and came right back out.A special session of the state legislature convened by Gov. Bill Richardson kicked off shortly after noon on Friday, only to temporarily recess until later in th...
Friday, Aug 15, 2008, 07:47 MST
Word count: 189
Written by: Jeff Jones
...Have Gov. Bill Richardson and the Clintons buried the political hatchet?Richardson Wednesday morning said he will host a pair of New Mexico fundraisers next month to help pay down Hillary Clinton'...
Wednesday, Jul 30, 2008, 06:07 MST
Word count: 112
Written by: Jeff Jones
( News / Latest )
... Gov. Bill Richardson to state lawmakers: I'll see you all on Aug. 15.Richardson on Monday announced the starting date of a special session of the state Legislature that will deal with health...
Monday, Jul 21, 2008, 09:09 MST
Word count: 86
Written by: Jeff Jones
( News / Latest )
... Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain plans to make his first campaign stop in New Mexico on Monday, the Journal has learned. McCain is to appear at an open-to-the-public ...
Tuesday, May 20, 2008, 09:09 MST
Word count: 101
Written by: Jeff Jones
( News / Latest )
...New Mexico Democratic Party Chairman Brian Colón on Saturday threw his support behind Barack Obama's presidential bid - the 4th New Mexico superdelegate to endorse the U.S. Senator from Ill...
Saturday, May 03, 2008, 07:56 MST
Word count: 201
Written by: Jeff Jones
...Breaking news from Barack Obama's presidential campaign: Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, who made national news Monday with his Obama endorsement, is scheduled to campaign on behalf ...
Wednesday, Jan 30, 2008, 06:26 MST
Word count: 112
Written by: Jeff Jones
... The time and location for former, two-term President Bill Clinton's Thursday campaign stop in Albuquerque on behalf of his wife's White House bid have been set.Mr. Clinton will plug for&...
Tuesday, Jan 29, 2008, 05:44 MST
Word count: 94
Written by: Jeff Jones
...The AP reported this morning that Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton is making a stop in New Mexico today or Wednesday - but a campaign spokesman told the Journal that report is inaccurat...
Tuesday, Jan 22, 2008, 04:37 MST
Word count: 122
Written by: Jeff Jones
...It's Caucus Day, and Iowa is poppin'. We've got some last-minute blog news before tonight's vote, so let's get started ...  A PUSH TOWARD OBAMA?The news blog iowaindepen...
Thursday, Jan 03, 2008, 03:42 MST
Word count: 1060
Written by: Jeff Jones
...DES MOINES - It's Caucus Eve Day here in Iowa. There's just one day to go before the first votes are cast in a 2008 presidential nominating contest that feels like it began some time during th...
Wednesday, Jan 02, 2008, 01:40 MST
Word count: 874
Written by: Jeff Jones
...1/1 - Top of the morning from Des Moines, where the expected high temp of the day came around midnight with a fiery 15-degree reading. The rest of New Year's Day is expected to float in the single...
Tuesday, Jan 01, 2008, 01:54 MST
Word count: 572
Written by: Jeff Jones
...Greetings from Iowa- proud epicenter of a frantic, rhetoric-packed, 24-hour-a day political and media rugby match in the lead-up to Thursday night's first-in-the-nation presidential caucuses. ...
Monday, Dec 31, 2008, 01:30 MST
Word count: 1038
Written by: Jeff Jones
( News / Latest )
...Third big-name N.M. Republican has opted out of a bid for the U.S. Senate.  State Land Commissioner Patrick Lyons, in a brief telephone interview with the Journal this morning, said he's deci...
Wednesday, Oct 17, 2007, 04:23 MST
Word count: 159
Written by: Jeff Jones
...He’s running. We’re watching.     Keeping tabs on Gov. Bill Richardson as he seeks the Democratic presidential nomination …     IOWA DREAMIN&...
Thursday, Jul 12, 2007, 03:54 MST
Word count: 777
Written by: Jeff Jones
... He’s running. We’re watching.     Keeping tabs on Gov. Bill Richardson as he seeks the Democratic presidential nomination …     KEEPIN&...
Wednesday, Jul 11, 2007, 04:06 MST
Word count: 595
Written by: Jeff Jones
#...BUSY GUY: This week’s Richardson campaign schedule includes stops in Texas, Nevada and Colorado.     A campaign release said Richardson was fundraising Tuesday in San Antonio...
Wednesday, Jun 06, 2007, 03:37 MST
Word count: 437
Written by: Jeff Jones
...KEEPING BUSY: Richardson has added several events to his campaign schedule over the next few days, including a gay pride celebration and an appearance at a civil rights group conference that has attra...
Friday, Jun 01, 2007, 02:48 MST
Word count: 536
Written by: Jeff Jones
...ONE THAT GOT AWAY: Richardson last week officially announced his presidential bid in Los Angeles, but he didn’t score the endorsement of the mega-city’s influential Hispanic mayor: Antonio...
Thursday, May 31, 2007, 00:45 MST
Word count: 461
Written by: Jeff Jones
...  BAD BUZZ: The Internet buzz from Richardson’s Sunday-morning appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press” generally has been harsh.     Richardson spent a fu...
Wednesday, May 30, 2007, 00:31 MST
Word count: 532
Written by: Jeff Jones
...He's running. We're watching.     Keeping tabs on Gov. Bill Richardson as he seeks the Democratic presidential nomination ...     STORY DISPUTE: The Richardson ca...
Tuesday, May 22, 2007, 05:27 MST
Word count: 642
Written by: Jeff Jones
...State MVD Offices Paralyzed Due to Computer Problem A massive state computer problem effectively closed all state Motor Vehicle Division offices for much of the day Thursday.  An apparent po...
Thursday, May 17, 2007, 08:26 MST
Word count: 163
Written by: Jeff Jones
#...He’s running. We’re watching.     Keeping tabs on Gov. Bill Richardson as he seeks the Democratic presidential nomination. …     HEADED SOUTH...
Wednesday, May 02, 2007, 05:41 MST
Word count: 394
Written by: Jeff Jones
...He’s running. We’re watching. Keeping tabs on Gov. Bill Richardson as he seeks the Democratic presidential nomination. FUMBLE: Richardson said during a weekend campaign trip to California ...
Tuesday, May 01, 2007, 04:24 MST
Word count: 601
Written by: Jeff Jones
#...Keeping tabs on Gov. Bill Richardson as he seeks the Democratic nomination for president …     GOING LIVE: Want to see how Gov. Bill Richardson stacks up during his first pr...
Thursday, Feb 15, 2007, 00:52 MST
Word count: 689
Written by: Jeff Jones
... Keeping tabs on New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson as he seeks the Democratic nomination for president ...     BLOG ROMANCE: Gov. Bill Richardson continued to heap the love on c...
Thursday, Feb 08, 2007, 01:26 MST
Word count: 685
Written by: Jeff Jones
#...Gov. Bill Richardson during his weekend presidential campaign swing through Nevada told a group of Democrats that he took a humorous swipe at President Bush’s foreign policy during a face-to-fac...
Monday, Jan 29, 2007, 07:01 MST
Word count: 496
Written by: Jeff Jones
#...Bill Richardson hits the road on his first official presidential campaign trip, sees a change in federal fundraising limits and gets ribbed by Jon Stewart and Jay Leno in this edition of the Richardso...
Thursday, Jan 25, 2007, 05:39 MST
Word count: 572
Written by: Jeff Jones
...Call it the Bill Richardson presidential machine. Richardson is officially putting it in gear with the filing of paperwork to start seeking the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008.   ...
Saturday, Jan 20, 2007, 18:00 MST
Word count: 532
Written by: Jeff Jones
...SANTA FE --House and Senate leaders selected their leaders Tuesday for the brand-new legislative session -- and there were no surprises.House members by a 43-27 vote elected Rep. Ben Lujan, D-Santa Fe...
Tuesday, Jan 16, 2007, 07:15 MST
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Albuquerque Journal newspaper stories

1. ABQJOURNAL NEWS/METRO: Disclosure Fight Moves To ABQ

Sunday, April 19, 2009 Disclosure Fight Moves To ABQ By Jeff Jones And Colleen Heild Copyright © 2009 Albuquerque Journal Journal Staff Writers           An Albuquerque nonprofit that insists it wasn't playing politics when it helped send out mailers targeting a handful of state lawmakers last ...
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2. ABQJOURNAL NEWS/STATE: N.M. 'Tea Parties' Brew for Tax Day

Friday, April 10, 2009 N.M. 'Tea Parties' Brew for Tax Day By Jeff Jones Journal Staff Writer        The posters are ready. The Web site is getting heavy traffic. And a local organizer involved with a budding national political movement symbolized by tea bags - think Boston Tea Party - says ...
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3. ABQJOURNAL NEWS/STATE: Hispanic Affairs Delay Draws Fire

Thursday, April 09, 2009 Hispanic Affairs Delay Draws Fire By Jeff Jones Journal Staff Writer        Gov. Bill Richardson is catching serious heat from Hispanic activists as he considers whether to sign into law a bill to create a state Hispanic Affairs Department.     Richardson has until Friday to ...
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4. ABQJOURNAL NEWS/STATE: Legislative Conference Committees To Open

Tuesday, April 07, 2009 Legislative Conference Committees To Open By Jeff Jones Journal Politics Writer        Open-government advocates are praising Gov. Bill Richardson's approval of a bill that opens legislative conference committees to the public - a move that caps more that a decade's worth ...
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5. ABQJOURNAL NEWS/STATE: Johnson for President? Well, Not Yet

Sunday, April 05, 2009 Johnson for President? Well, Not Yet By Jeff Jones Of the Journal           Now that his once-radical idea of legalizing marijuana has gained more converts nationally, is former, two-term Republican Gov. Gary Johnson mulling over a potential presidential run?         The Political ...
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6. ABQJOURNAL NEWS/METRO: SunCal TIDD May Get Another Chance

Friday, April 03, 2009 SunCal TIDD May Get Another Chance By Jeff Jones And Dan Boyd Journal Staff Writer        A California-based developer that failed to gain state legislative approval for a controversial, $408 million tax incentive may get another shot at passing it later this year - courtesy ...
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7. ABQJOURNAL NEWS/STATE: Gov.'s Permit Record A Hunt of Its Own

Thursday, April 02, 2009 Gov.'s Permit Record A Hunt of Its Own By Jeff Jones Of the Journal       So where has New Mexico's biggest-name occasional sportsman - that would be Gov. Bill Richardson - been hunting lately? And whom has he been a-hunting with?     The short answer is this: Richardson ...
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8. ABQJOURNAL NEWS/STATE: Developer Spent $232,540 on Ads for Tax District

Thursday, April 02, 2009 Developer Spent $232,540 on Ads for Tax District By Jeff Jones Journal Politics Writer        A West Side Albuquerque developer that failed to secure state legislative approval for a controversial, big-money tax deal spent more than $232,000 on an advertising blitz in the lead ...
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9. ABQJOURNAL NEWS/XGR: SunCal TIDD Vote Stuns Supporters

Sunday, March 22, 2009 SunCal TIDD Vote Stuns Supporters By Jeff Jones Journal Politics Writer           SANTA FE — A controversial plan to pledge $408 million in future tax money to a California-based developer officially went down in flames Saturday after a late-night drama that became one ...
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10. ABQJOURNAL NEWS/XGR: House Rejects SunCal TIDD

Saturday, March 21, 2009 House Rejects SunCal TIDD By Jeff Jones And Dan Boyd Journal Staff Writers           SANTA FE — New Mexico legislators met through the night Friday, and one version of a controversial Albuquerque tax and development measure appeared to die on tie votes in the House as ...
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