“Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.”
I quote Mark Twain for the laugh, yes, but also as a reminder that American dislike of government is deeply ingrained in our national character.
So when NMI readers [...]
Carlos A. Pacheco, who's been hunting on the White Peak land for years, says he came to the news conference to "protest some [...]
Ray Powell talks about the land swap practices of the current Land Commissioner at his campaign kickoff last weekend
Updates: Governor Bill Richardson issued a statement criticizing the land deal. Also, Alexa at SFReeper has more on the press conference and proposed land swap.
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New Mexico Land Commissioner Pat [...]
New Mexico State Sen. Kent Cravens announced earlier this week that he is running for lieutenant governor. In a video of Craven’s announcement by reporter Peter St. Cyr, Cravens says “CO2, I didn’t think, is a harmful thing,” Cravens said. “I thought that’s what plants need. I don’t [...]
Governor Bill Richardson echoed concerns made by sportsmen today about a land swap in the Whites Peak area. The Stanley Ranch is expected to get the land by exchanging 3,300 acres of its land for the 7,000 acres the State Land Office currently holds in the Whites Peak area.
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Gov. Bill Richardson’s administration is proposing to overhaul Medicaid, the government’s low-income health insurance program, to cope with a projected budget shortfall of $300 million next year, the Associated Press is reporting.
Human Services Department officials told lawmakers on Thursday that Medicaid benefits and eligibility probably would be [...]
So you’re looking for some information that can only be found the public records of a government agency or office–but when you request those records, you hit a brick wall. What do you do? The New Mexico Independent is teaming up with the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government [...]
KOB-TV wonders if Albuquerque mayor-Elect Richard Berry is being “as conservative as promised.” With a possible budget shortfall upwards of $30M when he takes office, he has been making several new hires. KOB looks into the numbers.The Santa Fe New Mexican writes on Somos un Pueblo Unido, a immigrant-rights [...]
Update: The White House just released its Statement of Administrative Policy (pdf) on H.R. 3590 — Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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Getting a bill passed in the U.S. Senate is tricky. Unlike the simple rules that govern the U.S. House, the rules in the Senate provide ample opportunity [...]
Here’s something New Mexico state officials can back up with experience: predicting revenues in this recession are incredibly difficult, says Stateline.org. Indiana hasn’t produced an accurate monthly tax revenue estimate in over a year. The state has never been so wrong, says an Indiana University professor who has worked [...]
This is a post by contributing writer, Stephen Jones, who is a progressive political activist and a resident of Las Cruces, New Mexico.
I admit when I first arrived in New Mexico the romantic notion of a “Citizen Legislature” seemed quite attractive to me, particularly having spent so much time over [...]
Rep. Ben Ray Luján (NM-03) will hold open office hours in Tucumcari and Clovis to meet with constituents, discuss important issues before Congress and listen to their concerns. During open office hours, Rep. Luján will meet with constituents for five minutes each on a first come, first served basis.
Clovis [...]
This morning on Ranch Radio is Ernest Tubb & Red Foley and their 1952 recording of Too Old To Cut The Mustard.
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An old worry is back for NM Republicans. They are top heavy. While there is no shortage of 2010 GOP candidates for Governor or lieutenant governor--four Guv contenders are on the field--there is nary a Republican yet seeking to become State Auditor, State Treasurer, or Attorney [...] The package, doing actual journalism on the subject, is worth a read
And if you're asking, "What is Pro Publica?" Then here is something from their' [...]
Stimulus critics were abuzz this week flogging the federal Web site Recovery.gov for flaws in its first big data release. Problems ranged from confusing variation and gaps in job numbers to mistakes that put projects in nonexistent congressional districts to spending that never made it into [...]
Senator Jeff Bingaman:
I don't have video of Senator Tom Udall's speech, but his remarks as prepared for delivery are below.
"I rise today to celebrate the'" [...]
Senator Jeff Bingaman remembered the life of the late Bruce King in a speech on the Senate floor yesterday. You can watch the video above or read the text version below:
"This week New Mexicans of all political persuasions have been recalling the life of a legendary figure in" [...]
