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Compromise Brokered in NM Senate Redistricting Trial
Attorneys for Democratic and Republican plaintiffs, including Gov. Susana Martinez, told a judge today they have reached an agreement on a plan to redraw district boundary lines for New Mexico’s... Read more »
Was Rep. Steve Pearce Unaware That Bernie Madoff is in Jail?
A video clip circulating on the Internet suggests that Rep. Steve Pearce, a New Mexico Republican who sits on the House Financial Services Committee, was unaware that one of the... Read more »
Tom Mullins Won’t Seek 3rd District Congressional Seat
Farmington businessman Tom Mullins, a conservative Republican who ran a spirited but ultimately unsuccessful campaign against Rep. Ben Ray Lujan in 2010, announced today he will not seek the seat... Read more »
Gary Johnson Encourages Iowa Supporters to Back Ron Paul
Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, who abandoned his bid for the Republican presidential nomination last month, is encouraging voters in today’s Iowa caucuses to support Rep. Ron Paul instead.... Read more »
Governor Appoints Democrat to Vacant Senate Seat
Gov. Susana Martinez ended a months-long political saga today by appointing Lisa Curtis of Albuquerque, a Democrat, to fill an empty seat in the New Mexico Senate. The Senate District... Read more »
Revised Sunshine Portal Ready for Public Perusal
The New Mexico Sunshine Portal, an online database of state government contracts, investments and more, has been updated to include the names and salary levels of all state workers. Previously,... Read more »
Rep. Stapleton: I’m Sorry for the Hurtful Words
House Majority Whip Sheryl Williams Stapleton issued a tearful apology today for referring to Gov. Susana Martinez as “the Mexican on the fourth floor” during an exchange of words with... Read more »
NM Supreme Court Rejects Martinez Line-Item Veto
The New Mexico Supreme Court today invalidated Gov. Susana Martinez’s partial veto of legislation aimed at shoring up the state’s unemployment fund. Martinez had used her line-item veto authority in... Read more »
National Polling Firm Has Wilson, Gingrich Leading Big in NM
Public Policy Polling, a national polling firm based in North Carolina, surveyed the Republican campaign landscape in New Mexico this past weekend and found Senate candidate Heather Wilson and presidential... Read more »
Governor to Tour NM Military Facilities
Gov. Susana Martinez will be in southern New Mexico for the next two days, starting with a stop tomorrow in Alamogordo and wrapping up Thursday with a visit to White... Read more »
Martinez: No More Status Quo for New Mexico Schools
Gov. Susana Martinez announced today her administration will push a $17 million early childhood education initiative aimed at improving reading ability during the 30-day legislative session that begins next month.... Read more »
Democrats Target GOP’s Romney in Ad
The presidential election is still almost a year away, but the Democratic National Committee is alre ...
