List/Grid Author Archives: John Robertson / Journal Staff Writer
At the Roundhouse: Lawmakers Do Good
How’s that for a headline? I can get away with it because there’s no partisan debate about this deed of the seldom sung solons: They’ll take to the court once... Read more »
At the Roundhouse: APS Revisited
Update: The Journal’s Deborah Baker will have a full report on this APS redistricting development in Saturday morning’s Journal and online at ABQjournal.com Hold on there, APS. There might be... Read more »
At the Roundhouse: A Prison Riot Tour
It’s nothing to be proud of — that gray hulk of the old state penitentiary south of Santa Fe, where 33 inmates were murdered and hundreds of other violent offenses... Read more »
At the Roundhouse: Rail Runner and Pensions
Here’s a little more background on today’s Journal stories on the troubles of the Rail Runner Express and state pension funds. My grand plan for another column subject crashed and... Read more »
At the Roundhouse: Video release, Capitol Shindig and Joe Skeen
The Legislature this morning is releasing the Capitol security video of the Sheryl Williams Stapleton-Nora Espinoza incident. We will get it online on at the Journal’s website at ABQjournal.com as... Read more »
At the Roundhouse: In the News
Some New Mexico lawmakers are talking about increased security at the Capitol after Occupy protesters disrupted two events involving legislators in two weeks. There’s certainly no agreement yet that it’s... Read more »
At the Roundhouse: Governor Calling
Gov. Susana Martinez’s phone-call campaigns and New Mexico legislators’ long weekend — this is follow-up day. Ringing off the hook: Earlier this week, I defended the Republican governor’s effort at... Read more »
At the Roundhouse: The Martinez Campaign
I saw New Mexico’s second-year Republican governor in action Monday, apparently doing some of what riles up Democratic legislative leaders so much. But I didn’t see any skullduggery. Gov. Susana... Read more »
At the Roundhouse: Fight Club
I was informed when I picked up my mail this weekend that Gov. Susana Martinez is “Fighting for New Mexico,” which is fine and dandy, except that it sounds familiar.... Read more »
Updated: At the Roundhouse: Spun and Spooked
Are there any real conservatives in the Legislature in an election year? Or in the governor’s office? I’m no economist. And I ain’t rich, but I ain’t broke either. Anyway,... Read more »
