County clerks are ‘well prepared’ for June primary (0)
3/12/10 •
County clerks handle the nuts and bolts of elections, so a former state elections director’s allegations of unethical behavior by Secretary of State Mary Herrera probably won’t affect the integrity of the upcoming June primary, many say. Still, some point out that there are a few areas in which the secretary of state directly impacts elections.
Hatch Act complaint filed against judicial candidate (2)
3/12/10 •
A Las Cruces resident has filed a federal Hatch Act complaint alleging that Republican Rick Wellborn’s candidacy for district judge violates the ban on partisan political activity by public employees whose jobs involve federal funds.
Losing secretary of state race a ‘serious concern’ for Democrats, clerk says (2)
3/12/10 •
As a Democrat, Doña Ana County Clerk Lynn Ellins says he worries that the allegations against Secretary of State Mary Herrera may hurt the party’s ability to keep the state office in the November election.
Herrera says Salazar resigned because she denied leave request (2)
3/11/10 •
Secretary of State Mary Herrera is alleging that former Elections Director A.J. Salazar resigned not because of ethical concerns about the way she runs the office but because he wanted time off from work that she didn’t allow. It’s a charge Salazar says is ridiculous and doesn’t address the serious concerns he has raised.
Salazar’s resignation letter is now available online (4)
3/11/10 •
The public now has access to former state Elections Director A.J. Salazar’s resignation letter, thanks to the Rio Grande Sun.
Newspaper goes deep into allegations against Herrera (3)
3/10/10 •
The Rio Grande Sun published new details from its interview with former state Elections Director A.J. Salazar today, going with a great deal of depth into his allegation that there are “elements of corruption” in the Secretary of State’s Office – those elements being Mary Herrera and Don Francisco Trujillo.
Arnold-Jones wins Quay County straw poll (5)
3/10/10 •
Republican gubernatorial candidate Janice Arnold-Jones easily won a straw poll taken at Tuesday’s monthly meeting of the Quay County Republican Party.
The GOP can be NM’s majority party, Sanchez says (7)
3/10/10 •
New Mexico would be much different today if John Sanchez – not Bill Richardson – had been governor for the last seven-plus years, Sanchez says.
Lawmakers direct AG to hire attorney to handle fraud cases (0)
3/09/10 •
Lawmakers didn’t give Attorney General Gary King the additional money he’s been seeking to hire an attorney to take on fraud cases during the special session. But they directed him to hire one anyway by shifting resources.
More details emerge on Salazar’s resignation letter (1)
3/08/10 •
The Rio Grande Sun has obtained a copy of former state Elections Director A.J. Salazar’s resignation letter, but the Sun didn’t make the full letter public, and the Secretary of State’s Office still hasn’t released it. But in its Friday report on the letter, the Sun included details that hadn’t previously been released publicly.
Mayor: Council considers sheriff probe a ‘personal issue’ for Moore (0)
3/08/10 •
The Las Cruces City Council considers a sheriff’s department investigation involving City Manager Terrence Moore to be a “personal issue” at this point, Mayor Ken Miyagishima says.
Lt. guv hopeful lists campaign contributions online (2)
3/08/10 •
Brian Moore became today the first candidate for lieutenant governor to join several gubernatorial candidates in releasing campaign finance information more often than state law requires.
Most voters in poll give Teague a thumbs-up (1)
3/07/10 •
The majority of those who voted in last week’s non-scientific poll on this site said they approve of the job Harry Teague is doing as U.S. representative for the 2nd Congressional District.
Sunshine Portal signed into law (2)
3/05/10 •
UPDATED: Lt. Gov. Diane Denish signed into law today a bill that will create a publicly accessible, online database of financial information from government agencies in New Mexico.
SOS refuses to release Salazar’s resignation letter (13)
3/04/10 •
The Secretary of State’s Office is refusing to release the scathing letter A.J. Salazar provided when he resigned Friday from his job as elections director, but the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government says the document is a public record that should be released.
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3/12/10 • What started as something to protect each of us against catastrophic loss has turned into a question of how I can get my neighbor to pay my health-care costs. Voting to change our health care to be more like Medicare will come back to haunt politicians in November. I guarantee it.
3/10/10 • Lost in the whole health-care debate are simple questions, like what kind of system creates the best incentives for people to stay healthy. The answer to that question was made clear to me this week by CIGNA.
3/09/10 • We will persevere and keep moving forward, step by step, until we make it clear that stealing from the public treasury is not the way we do business in New Mexico and that such practices will have legal consequences.
3/08/10 • Secretary of State Mary Herrera has made a scandalous situation worse by refusing to release former state Elections Director A.J. Salazar’s resignation letter. The Journal has already shown us part of the letter. Herrera should immediately show us the rest.
3/08/10 • I was planning to write a rapid response piece to all the snarky, ill-willed and unfounded political comments that were supposed to be made at last night’s 82nd Academy Awards. The problem: There was absolutely zero fuel for the fodder.
3/04/10 • There is a growing body of evidence showing that right-to-work states enjoy faster economic and employment growth than non-RTW states. There are 22 states in the union that have adopted RTW laws, and New Mexico is not one of them.
3/01/10 • I am calling for an immediate joint caucus of House and Senate Democrats. There has been too much difficulty and miscommunication surrounding our attempts to address the budget.
