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Want To Be a Legislator? Counties Seeking Applicants for Vacancy
Three New Mexico counties have begun the process of identifying potential successors to Rep. Jeannette Wallace, who died April 8 at the age of 77. Gov. Susana Martinez will make... Read more »
Martin Chavez Pens Huffington Post Piece on Antarctica
The former Albuquerque mayor – now the executive director of ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability USA – recently toured the icy continent with explorer Sir Robert Swan. His Huffpo piece... Read more »
Supreme Court Rules Against Governor
The state Supreme Court today ruled against Gov. Susana Martinez in a case brought by New Mexico’s labor unions. The court in a unanimous decision said Martinez did not... Read more »
Martinez Signs Budget
On the final day for signing legislation from the 60-day session that ended March 19, Gov. Susana Martinez has signed into law a $5.4 billion budget for the upcoming year.... Read more »
More Bills OK’d, Vetoed, as Signing Deadline Nears
Gov. Susana Martinez has now signed 39 bills into law today, including several early-childhood education initiatives, as the deadline for bill action from New Mexico’s 60-day legislative session approaches. ... Read more »
Martinez Signs Ban on Corporal Punishment in Schools
Gov. Susana Martinez has signed legislation prohibiting paddling and other forms of corporal punishment in New Mexico public schools, her office announced this morning. Martinez, the state’s first-term Republican... Read more »
Breaking: Heather Wilson is Running For Senate
Former Republican U.S. Rep. Heather Wilson announced Monday she will run for Senate in the 2012 election. Wilson is the first big name to confirm a run since Sen.... Read more »
Governor Appoints Spaceport Authority Members
Gov. Susana Martinez has named a new board of directors for the Spaceport Authority. The board will be chaired by Richard Holdridge, a retired Air Force officer from Deming who... Read more »
Martinez Appoints Tourism Secretary
Monique Jacobson, a Taos native and executive for PepsiCo, was picked today by Gov. Susana Martinez to head up New Mexico’s Tourism Department. The first-term Republican governor said... Read more »
Martinez Fills Legislative Vacancies
With just three days to spare before lawmakers gather in Santa Fe for a 60-day session, Gov. Susana Martinez has appointed an Alamogordo businessman and a Roswell pipeline inspector to... Read more »
Martinez: No Need for Two Chefs in Governor’s Mansion
Gov. Susana Martinez is getting rid of two chefs on staff at the Governor’s Mansion in Santa Fe, the Republican governor announced today. The move will save more... Read more »
Martinez Gets Down to Work
Gov. Susana Martinez today ordered equipment from the state’s DNA Administrative Center to be returned to Albuquerque and announced she’ll seek to toughen a state law on mandatory DNA samples... Read more »
