Column by Pat Davis, New Mexico Political Report — Governor-elect Deb Haaland is wasting no time filling top positions in her new administration. She is expected to name key leaders of her transition later today and will make her first major staff announcement on Friday when she is expected to introduce her incoming chief of […]
By Kevin Hendricks — Voters in House District 64 sent Andrea Reeb back to Santa Fe on Tuesday, three weeks after she quit. Now the Clovis Republican says she’s coming back to the House. Reeb announced Thursday that she will take her seat for the upcoming term. She won re-election to the seat representing Chaves, […]
New Mexico’s next governor is looking for new talent to fill out hundreds of governor-appointed staff and volunteer nominated positions across state departments, boards and commissions. After defeating Republican Gregg Hull in the race for governor, Democrat Deb Haaland launched a transition website to accept applications from persons interested in joining her administration. For those […]
A high-profile state representative on the investigative committee investigating Jeffrey Epstein resigned from the New Mexico legislature today after a federal judge ruled she could not serve as both a legislator and contracted state prosecutor. In September, Republicans in the state called for Rep. Andrea Romero, a Democrat who also serves as a member of […]
This story was originally published by Source NM. It is republished here with permission. By Joshua Bowling, Source NM — New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez in a Wednesday letter to New Mexico Environment Department Secretary James Kenney said that a “substantial share” of public comments on the pending air quality permit application for the […]
By Kevin Hendricks New Mexico hunters who keep striking out in the big game draw just got some fresh ammunition. Attorney General Raúl Torrez says the state law reserving 10% of draw licenses for hunters who hire outfitters violates the New Mexico Constitution. Torrez concluded in a formal opinion dated Oct. 9 and released Tuesday […]
By Kevin Hendricks New Mexico voters heard a campaign pitch from a familiar voice Wednesday. Former President Barack Obama wants them to elect Democrat Deb Haaland as their next governor. The endorsement comes with early voting underway in the race to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. In a video posted to social media […]
By Kevin Hendricks Sen. Cindy Nava once spent her days in the Roundhouse hallways as an undocumented student volunteer, watching lawmakers she couldn’t vote for decide her future. Now she’ll be the one counting their votes. New Mexico Senate Democrats elected Nava, a Democrat from Bernalillo, as Senate Majority Whip on Oct. 4, the caucus […]
By Kevin Hendricks, New Mexico Political Report — New Mexico communities overwhelmed by floodwaters can now tap up to $3.75 million in state emergency money and call on the National Guard for backup. Lt. Gov. Howie Morales, filling in for Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who is out of state, signed five executive orders Wednesday declaring […]
By Kevin Hendricks Alamogordo residents came to Tuesday’s town hall carrying their PNM bills. Some were double their usual amount, some triple, and one topped $1,900. They wanted state regulators to explain how the utility arrived at those numbers. The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission hosted the two-hour town hall at the Sgt. Willie Estrada […]
