A day after the governor called for a ban on political candidates appearing in public service announcements paid for by the state, Lt. Gov. Diane Denish has asked the state Health Department to stop running one in which she appears.
The Santa Fe New Mexican’s Steve Terrell has [...]
The budget balancing task force appointed by Bill Richardson meeting Thursday was webcast live. The first webcast meeting, in Farmington, had some technological problems, but the audio seems to be working fine in this meeting.
The video of the meeting, being held in Santa Fe and provided by the [...]
Bravo! Yesterday, the Democratic Party of Santa Fe County adopted two resolutions by unanimous votes that will next be taken up by the State Party for consideration. One resolution opposes taxes on food. The second bans political contributions from those doing business with government. Both support positions that are [...]
It’s too bad The New York Times has hopped aboard the layoff train. Few other organizations have the staff time (and the wherewithal) to do an in-depth series on the nation’s declining water quality—then, to make charts like this compiling data for pretty much every water system in [...]
Days after a spokesman for Gov. Bill Richardson told a TV reporter that it was “not appropriate or dignified” to identify the 59 political appointees who are losing their jobs, Richardson’s office has formally denied a newspaper reporter’s request for that information.
The Santa Fe New Mexican’s Kate Nash [...]
Congressman Ben Ray Luján is a cosponsor of an immigration reform bill, cosponsored by members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Black Caucus, Asian Pacific American Caucus and Progressive Caucus, reports the Santa Fe New Mexican.
As the New Mexican reports:
Under the proposal, undocumented immigrants could become legal by paying a fine [...]
SANTA FE -- Government efficiency is currently the major focus in Santa Fe. Maybe it was the stern warning from legislative leaders that tax hikes are not inevitable as Gov. Bill Richardson has suggested.
The spotlight on tax increases certainly will return as the Budget Balancing Task Force [...]
SANTA FE -- Time's a wastin' for candidates to decide whether they're in or out of statewide races. Most of the field got started last summer and visited the far corners of the state, lining up key supporters and raising money.
The field is now fairly well [...]
Gov. Richardson has declared Otero County a disaster area after 60 mph winds tore through the area earlier this week, reports the Alamogordo Daily News. Also, Mora County has been placed on the disaster-area list due to storm conditions northeast of Santa Fe. Now, federal assistance will come [...]
Protesters gathered on the steps of the state land office in November.
According to State Rep. Brian Egolf, D-Santa Fe, the White Peak land swap issue is far from over. In what Egolf calls a cooked [...]
Mike AnayaFrom Sandy Jones for State Land Commissioner:
SANDY R. JONES
For State Land Commissioner
Invites you to the Campaign Office for our Grand Opening
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
5:30 – 7:30 PM
1322 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Inside the Grubisic Law Office
Just blocks from the New Mexico State Capitol
Click for flyer (pdf)
Please [...]
Give it to me straight, doc...
At first glance, it looks like the New Mex’ business editor Bob Quick had an uncharacteristic scoop in yesterday’s paper: Federal regulators have put the smack down on Santa Fe’s own Charter Bank. Quick’s [...]
The Heart of Santa Fe Press Conference
11 am-2 pm
Thursday, Dec. 10
Free
Warehouse 21
1614 Paseo de Peralta
989-4423
This Thursday, Dec. 10, Santa Feans will come together again in memory of the four teens killed in the DWI car accident on June 27. The victims are [...]
From the City of Santa Fe:
Mayor David Coss and President Barack Obama are looking for ideas on how to create jobs, and to identify opportunities and obstacles both locally and nationally. At the request of the President, Mayors across the country are hosting forums to get input from small [...]
Passed along by Health Action New Mexico: Join members of faith communities who will assemble at the U.S. Capitol in Washington DC and in locations throughout the country on Tuesday, December 8, for a Day of Action for Health Care for All. Plan to attend, invite others and join together to [...]
