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BREAKING: NM Corrections Secretary Resigning
Corrections Secretary Lupe Martinez, the first woman to head the department that runs the state prison system, has abruptly resigned. Gov. Susana Martinez just made the announcement and tabbed Roswell… Read more
Domenici Conference Opens
LAS CRUCES — The fourth Domenici Public Policy Conference opened here Wednesday with a record 850 people attending. The annual event, put on by New Mexico State University in honor… Read more
Gov. Would ‘Kick You in Kidneys,’ Rep. Says
Rep. Eliseo Alcón, D-Milan, made it clear Wednesday that he didn’t see any compassion in Repu …
Top NM Budget Officials Changing Jobs
Gov. Susana Martinez announced a shake-up in her cabinet today, naming Tom Clifford as her top budget official after previous Department of Finance and Administration Secretary Rick May took a… Read more
DC Earthquake Felt Strong on Capitol Hill
Well, that was a strange sensation. I was sitting here at my desk dutifully working on my next Journal story (and maybe staring a little aimlessly out the window at… Read more
State Union Fires Back At Local Groups
State public employee union officials are pushing back against five local unions that announced they …
UPDATED: Michelle Lujan Grisham Running for 1st District Congressional Seat
Bernalillo County Commissioner Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday joined the race for the Democratic nomination for Congress in the Albuquerque-area 1st District. Grisham said she was running “because we are… Read more
BREAKING: Gov. Sets Sept. 6 as Special Session Start Date
An anticipated special legislative redistricting session will get underway in Santa Fe on the day following Labor Day, Gov. Susana Martinez’s office announced today. “The governor anticipates that the special… Read more
Martinez to Include Food Stamp Funding on Special Session Agenda
Add another item to the Legislature’s to-do list for a special session on redistricting that will be held next month at the state Capitol. Gov. Susana Martinez announced this afternoon… Read more
GOP Claims ’09 Ethics Violation By Chávez
Republican official says mayor solicited firefighters union for donations
UPDATED: N.M. Delegation Explains Debt-Deal Votes
WASHINGTON –A last-ditch effort to raise the nation’s debt limit deeply divided New Mexico’s congressional delegation Monday with one Democrat and a Republican opposing the bill for different reasons while… Read more
