Gov. Bill Richardson’s office is being secretive … again.
According to a story in the Albuquerque Journal today by Mike Gallagher, the governor’s office won’t even say whether it has received subpoenas from a federal grand jury or the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding state investment business.
A bit of inconsistency [...]
A woman suspected of embezzling millions of dollars from a small Northern New Mexico school district offered to repay the money when confronted this summer, reports the Albuquerque Journal.
Also from the Journal, a decrease in medical services for the poor could be one of the negative effects from [...]
With progressives gaining seats and influence in the New Mexico Legislature in recent years, the Albuquerque Journal takes a look today at what this group of lawmakers is all about:
“These Democratic lawmakers have defined themselves as a new breed in New Mexico. Most are young, all are dedicated and idealistic. [...]
In September 2008, weeds and an empty parking eclipsed the formerBut it goes beyond just this sort of secrecy -- Cole has been reportedly blacklisted by the Richardson administration.
"In my case, Gilbert Gallegos, the governor's combative press secretary, has" [...]
The Albuquerque Journal’s Thomas J. Cole called out the governor this weekend for talking the talk when it comes to issues of open government but failing at times to walk the walk.
“The right to have an open, accessible and accountable government provides the opportunity for the people to determine if [...]
The state’s two largest universities, UNM and NMSU, are being asked by the state to repay a combined $1.3 million after an audit “turned up hundreds of irregularities in how transportation research money was spent,” the Albuquerque Journal reports. The details are being worked out after many questionable spending [...]
A District Court Judge ruled this week that an Albuquerque photo studio violated New Mexico’s Human Rights Act in 2006, when the owner refused to photograph a lesbian couple’s commitment ceremony—simply because they’re lesbians, the Albuquerque Journal reports.
In 2008, the state Human Rights Commission ruled in favor of [...]
Referring to the budget crunch faced by the city of Albuquerque as a “fiscal difficulty” would be understating the problem, Mayor Richard Berry said at a news conference today.
Halfway into the 2010 fiscal year, the best case scenario for the city is a revenue shortfall [...]
Sunrise in downtown Albuquerque on the last Friday of Fall.
Las Cruces City Hall (Photo by Heath Haussamen)
LAS CRUCES — When progressives took control of the Albuquerque City Council in the earlier part of this decade, ethics reform followed. Similarly, ethics reform gained momentum in state government when newly elected [...]
Given that its unemployment rate has doubled over the past year, Albuquerque got some welcome news this week when Schott Solar announced that by the end of December its photovoltaic (PV) module production line will be at full capacity with 160 employees. The company has been hiring up to ten [...]
The Albuquerque metro area is one of six metro areas to have reached pre-recession levels of output according to a report by the Brookings Institute tracking the economic recession and recovery in metro areas. Albuquerque still, however, has not reached pre-recession levels of unemployment and is not one of [...]
Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry may have to wait to change the “sanctuary city” policy, as the first-term Republican termed it, according to the Albuquerque Journal. The city’s policy governing when law enforcement officers should ask about immigration status came about as the result of a 2007 lawsuit brought [...]
The Democratic Party of Bernalillo County invites you to:
Posole and Politics
Thusday, December 17, 6:00 PM
Plumbers' and Pipefitters' Hall
510 San Pedro SE, Albuquerque
Click for FLYER (pdf)
Thank you celebration
From the County Party
We want to thank you for all your hard work so come join us for some good food and conversation. Meet [...]
A story posted by the Albuquerque Journal reports that even without a public option or overhaul of Medicare, Sen. Jeff Bingaman believes a health care reform bill could bring “big benefits” to uninsured Americans.
Lea County has the highest percentage of adults who smoke in New Mexico, writes [...]
Guy Riordan, a former New Mexico State Game Commission Chairman and friend of Gov. Bill Richardson, has been banned from the securities industry for life and fined $1.5 million by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, reports the Albuquerque Journal.
Riordan, as you may recall, factored in the [...]
The governor’s office has until Thursday to formally respond to my request that it release information about the 59 political appointees Gov. Bill Richardson plans to lay off next month, but it’s beginning to sound like the information may not be released.
From Brian Colón for Lt. Governor: A festive fundraising reception in honor of Brian Colon for Lt. Governor is set for tonight, Tuesday, December 15, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. The event will take place at Casa Esencia at Hotel Albuquerque, 800 Rio Grande Blvd. NW in Albuquerque.
Casa Esencia [...]
Joe Campos comments about grand opening
"Energizing New Mexico" is the campaign slogan of New Mexico Rep. Joe Campos, who's running in the Democratic primary for Lt. Governor, and lots of energy was zinging around at Saturday's grand opening of the campaign's Albuquerque office. There was a standing room only' [...]
"Our New Mexico," Diane Denish's latest 2010 gubernatorial campaign video was released on Sunday night -- after being previewed at an Albuquerque North Valley ward meeting on Saturday afternoon.
In the 3.5 minute video, she talks about her rural roots, the state's cultural diversity and natural [...]
