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Udall Says Congress Should Review Business Regulations
Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., said Tuesday that Congress should take a look at some business regulations to ease the burden of small businesses. “We need to look at all of... Read more »
Rep. Lujan Seeking “Decoder” Entries for Translating Republican Lingo
Rep. Ben Ray Lujan is working on a “Decoder Dictionary” to help decipher Republican policy catchphrases, according to the Daily Kos website. The Democratic congressman from Santa Fe first broached... Read more »
Attorney General Wraps Up Trip to Israel
Attorney General Gary King just spent five days in Israel, holding discussions with officials from that country on such subjects as terrorism, money laundering and human trafficking. The mission, sponsored... Read more »
Governor To Lt. Governor: Senate Run Means You Will Have No Responsibilities
Governor Susana Martinez, in a statement reacting to Lt. Gov. John Sanchez’s announcement that he will run for U.S. Senate, said Sanchez wouldn’t have a place in her administration outside... Read more »
UPDATED: Heather Wilson Campaign Comes Out Swinging on John Sanchez Senate Annnouncement
Let’s get ready to rumble! Former Rep. Heather Wilson, a Republican who is seeking New Mexico’s soon-to-be open Senate seat in 2012, made it clear today she’s ready to do... Read more »
John Sanchez Will Run For Senate
Lt. Gov. John Sanchez announced he will run for Senate in a television advertisement Tuesday, making him the second Republican to declare he would seek his party’s nomination. Sanchez is... Read more »
Lt. Gov. John Sanchez Registers as a Senate Candidate
Lt. Gov. John Sanchez has registered with the Federal Election Commission as a candidate for U.S. Senate. Sanchez, who took office in January, has said he is considering a run... Read more »
The Breakdown of a Legal Challenge Foretold
Of the six Democratic New Mexico lawmakers that putting together a legal challenge against one of Gov. Susana Martinez’s line-item vetoes, five are members of the House of Representatives. The... Read more »
Gary Johnson’s Willie Nelson Endorsement Goes Up in Smoke
It’s been a tough week for former Gov. Gary Johnson’s presidential campaign. First, word comes that his PAC – the Our America Initiative – has been suspended in Utah for... Read more »
LFC Deputy Director to Retire
Cathy Fernandez, the deputy director of the Legislative Finance Committee for the past eight years, is slated to retire from her post effective July 31. During a break in their... Read more »
Suspended Appeals Court Judge Agrees to Retire
Robert Robles, the Court of Appeals judge who pleaded guilty recently to drunken driving, will retire June 1 under an agreement with the Judicial Standards Commission. The state Supreme Court... Read more »
Willie Says Johnson for President
Former Gov. Gary Johnson’s candidacy has been marked by either harsh criticism or no coverage at all from national media, but he finally got a little love Tuesday. Willie Nelson,... Read more »
