List/Grid Author Archives: John Robertson / Journal Staff Writer
At the Roundhouse: Dogging a bounty of bills
I’m trying with all my might to stick to business after Dog the Bounty Hunter’s Capitol visit. My eyes are still aching from exposure to the abundance of bleached hair... Read more »
At the Roundhouse: Middle ground
President Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech made me think of the quandaries of Gov. Susana Martinez and the New Mexico Legislature. Obama, elected by a majority of voters... Read more »
At the Roundhouse: Election Talk
Probably the biggest Legislature deal this weekend: a joint hearing on 2012 election problems, voters invited. Starting at 10 a.m. Saturday, the House Voters and Elections Committee and the... Read more »
At the Roundhouse: GOP Hope
Monica Youngblood managed to escape the Capitol last week for a quick lunch with two other new House Republicans. One of the three confided to the fellow freshmen, “I don’t... Read more »
At the Roundhouse: One to Watch
Jacob Candelaria, the new Democratic senator from Albuquerque’s West Side, has the look of someone who’s in it for the long haul. He is 26 years old but seems to... Read more »
At the Roundhouse: No Beyoncé, But Maybe O’Brien
The New Mexico legislative session is no Super Bowl, no Downton Abbey, but there’s drama still to come. It’s more of the must-do variety than the must-see, but drama nonetheless.... Read more »
At the Roundhouse: Lawyers, Sheep and Newspapermen
I wrote earlier this week about the occupational composition of the New Mexico Legislature in 2013, including its 14 lawyers and the historic decline in the number of farmers and... Read more »
At the Roundhouse: Who Are These Guys? Part 2
Here’s another breakdown of the 112 men and women serving in New Mexico’s 2013 Legislature. Yesterday, I reported on their occupations. (Who Are These Guys? Part 1) Today we’re looking... Read more »
At the Roundhouse: Who Are These Guys?
This is an attempt to analyze what New Mexico legislators do for a living. You laugh. But punchlines aside, we’re always telling you the 112 members of the House and... Read more »
At the Roundhouse: Guns Drawn
The gun control story in Tuesday’s Journal shows it’s hard for New Mexico’s part-time lawmakers to prepare for all of the issues that might confront them when they get to... Read more »
At the Roundhouse: Raw Numbers
Numbers from Sunday Journal stories still rolling around in my head: – Medicaid paid for about 70 percent of the nearly 28,000 child births in New Mexico in 2010. –... Read more »
At the Roundhouse: Return of Service
If the legislative session were a tennis match, I’d say New Mexico lawmakers this week had a couple of effective returns of service. I’m not saying they aced Gov. Susana... Read more »
