Category: NM Governor

SUSANA MARTINEZ LEADS IN GOVERNOR RACE POLLS

You may have seen the most recent polling numbers released by the Albuquerque Journal which shows Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez leading Lieutenant Governor Diane Denish 45% to 39%.  As the Journal article noted, “… Martinez picked… more »

CITY OF LAS CRUCES TEAMS UP WITH AREA AGENCIES TO HOST JOB EXPO

 The City of Las Cruces is teaming up with several area agencies to host the Governor Richardson’s Southern New Mexico Job Expo on Thursday, September 9th from 10am to 3pm inside the Pan Am Center on the NMSU campus. The expo will help match job seeker… more »

LA POLITICA IN DONA ANA COUNTY - REVIEW BY DR. JOSE GARCIA

 Dr. Jose Garcia, NMSU professor of Government and former Dona Ana County Democrat Party Chairman wrote the following on his blog regarding the state of politics not only in Dona Ana County by in the State of New Mexico.  more »

RASMUSSENT POLLING AND EARY VOTING CLOSED TOMORROW

Primary Early Voting will close tomorrow at 5:00 p.m.  Primary Election polls open at 7:00 a.m. will close at 7:00 p.m. on TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 2010.National polling company, Rasmussen Reports that in a telephone survey conducted Tuesday of likely New Mexi… more »

NEW MEXICO VS ARIZONA

Side by Side, but Divided Over ImmigrationPhoto by Monica Almeida/The New York TimesOfficials on patrol near Columbus, N.M. Migrant workers and immigration authorities say New Mexico has fewer problems with the flow of drugs and illegal immigrants… more »

GOVERNOR RICHARDSON SIGNS ADDITIONAL LEGISLATION

 Governor Bill Richardson vetoed the food tax yesterday in the final legislative action of his two terms as governor.“I am not willing to put this burden on working families in the form of an unfair tax on food. I agree with those who call this a cruel t… more »

GOVERNOR RICHARDSON VETOS FOOD TAX

Referencing the more than 2,000 emails and countless phone calls he received from Think New Mexico supporters, among others, Governor Richardson vetoed the reimposition of the $68 million food tax at a press conference earlier today.The Governor aske… more »