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Martinez Names Human Services Secretary
New secretary will have to deal with anticipated revenue shortfall Gov.-elect Susana Martinez has turned to Sidonie Squier, a former top official in the U.S. Department of Health and Human... Read more »
Denish: SOS Loan Request Not an Emergency
One of the New Mexico State Board of Finance members who voted yesterday against several emergency loan requests made by Secretary of State Mary Herrera was Lt. Gov. Diane Denish,... Read more »
Cultural Affairs Secretary Sets Sights on Peace Corps
New Mexico Cultural Affairs Secretary Stuart Ashman, one of Gov. Bill Richardson’s longest-serving Cabinet members, will go to work for the U.S. Peace Corps starting next year, Richardson’s office has... Read more »
Martinez Names Team to Review Aviation Safety
Gov.-elect Susana Martinez has appointed another review team, this one to review the safety and overall condition of the state’s collection of airplanes and helicopters. Martinez, who takes... Read more »
Eleventh-Hour Robo-Call Help
The president of the United States is ringing up New Mexicans this weekend, urging them to vote for Democratic gubernatorial nominee Diane Denish in Tuesday’s general election. ”Two years ago,... Read more »
Secretary of State Projects 62% Voter Turnout
New Mexico Secretary of State Mary Herrera said today she expects 62 percent of registered New Mexico voters – slightly more than 700,000 people – to cast ballots in the... Read more »
Herrera Says Slow Server Not A Problem
Two days after Secretary of State Mary Herrera’s office had a software problem that knocked out early voting in a number of New Mexico counties for about an hour, persistent... Read more »
Heinrich’s Lobbying Reported in ’08
For the past several weeks, Rep. Martin Heinrich has been running television ads criticizing Jon Barela’s past work as a “D.C. lobbyist.” But Heinrich’s own history as a D.C. lobbyist... Read more »
Martinez to CNN Crew: ‘Be Careful — That’s a Gun’
A Washington-based CNN crew that traveled to Alamogordo to interview Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez got a surprise Monday when they tried to clip a wireless microphone pack to her... Read more »
Tea Party: Poll Watchers Not Disrupters
The state Democrat Party is taking swings at local tea party organizations, accusing the groups of trying to disenfranchise Democratic voters. But tea party members say the Democrats are using... Read more »
What’s a Smear-Ad Photo Without Photoshop?
Getting creative with Photoshop is a staple in political campaigns, and a few good examples have shown up in voter mailboxes recently. A Republican Party of New Mexico flier, attacking... Read more »
‘Stranded’ Scam Hits Legislator’s E-Mail List
Al Park isn’t in London and doesn’t need your money. The personal e-mail account of Park, an Albuquerque legislator, was recently hacked into and his contact list used to send... Read more »
