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Don’t expect to see Gov. Bill Richardson at the next tea party rally. Richardson told a Span ish newspaper he thinks the decentralized political movement is a “negative force” that… Read more »

Don’t touch the child-care subsidies. Gov. Bill Richardson announced today he’s directing a state agency that had planned to cut day care service for 5,000 New Mexico families to use… Read more »

The Albuquerque Tea Party is sponsoring a rally Saturday afternoon that organizers hope will get more people interested in voting in the Nov. 2 general election.  LouAnn Hunt, a Tea… Read more »

Here are links to previous Journal stories, editorials and guest columns discussing political activity by nonprofit organizations and financial disclosure issues. PDATED Appeals Court NM Can’t Regulate Activist Groups 06/30/10… Read more »

FOR THE RECORD: This “Politics Notebook” column incorrectly stated that Eli Il Yong Lee works for a nonprofit in Albuquerque. Lee formerly worked for a nonprofit but said Thursday that… Read more »

When Rep. Ernest Chavez answered the Journal’s candidate questionnaire on the subject of domestic partnership legislation, he wouldn’t say whether he supported it. Instead, the Albuquerque Democrat said he chose… Read more »

President Barack Obama will visit Albuquerque later this month to talk about economic recovery with middle-class families, the White House announced this afternoon.     Obama will appear in Albuquerque… Read more »

For those readers who are already getting sick of the nasty political ads saturating their televisions, I have bad news:  The brawls are only getting started.  Post-Labor Day is the… Read more »

The Las Cruces teacher who gives a personal endorsement for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Diane Denish in the National Education Association ad running on television all over the state has run… Read more »

Gov. Bill Richardson is spending today in Washington D.C., where he’s scheduled to meet with Vice President Joe Biden and deliver a speech on U.S.-Latin American policy.     Richardson,… Read more »

Gov. Bill Richardson has announced furloughs and layoffs will be avoided in the latest round of state budget-cutting, which takes effect today.     Richardson’s office just sent out a… Read more »

Secretary of State Mary Herrera had strong words today for several employees in her office – both current and former – who have spoken with law enforcement officials about alleged… Read more »