New Mexico

Susana Martinez

Gov. Susana Martinez asks Legislature to reduce corporate income tax

SANTA FE, New Mexico — Republican Gov. Susana Martinez is asking the Legislature to reduce New Mexico’s corporate income tax…

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Heather Wilson

New Mexico: Heather Wilson Has Run Her Last Race

Former New Mexico Rep. Heather Wilson has seen her last political race.
The Republican, who lost to now-Sen. Martin Heinrich…

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horses

New Mexico firm applies for first horse meat slaughterhouse

By Stephen Dinan-The Washington Times
A New Mexico slaughterhouse has petitioned the federal government to become the first business to…

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Judge Sets New Mexico Map

By Kyle Trygstad, Roll Call
A New Mexico state judge approved a Congressional redistricting plan on Thursday that makes no significant shifts in the lines or competitiveness of the state’s three districts.
The Albuquerque-based 1st…

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Third Democrat Vies to Succeed Heinrich in N.M. District

By Kyle Trygstad, Roll Call
A third Democrat has entered the open-seat race for New Mexico’s 1st district.
Bernalillo County Commissioner Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Tuesday that she is running for the Albuquerque-based seat, joining former…

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Los Alamos fire moves away from nuclear waste

By Cynthia Bowers, CBS News
The government sent a plane equipped with radiation monitors over the Los Alamos nuclear laboratory Wednesday as a 110-square-mile wildfire burned at its doorstep, putting thousands of scientific experiments on hold…

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Victory in New Mexico Voter Registration Case

On February 24, 2011, U.S. District Judge Judith Herrera signed a Consent Order resolving litigation brought by the Voting Rights Project challenging the failure of the State of New Mexico to implement the National Voter Registration…

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Former New Mexico Rep. Wilson Considering Senate Bid

By Kyle Trygstad, Roll Call
Former Rep. Heather Wilson is considering running for Senate in New Mexico, giving the GOP a potential top-flight challenger to Democratic Sen. Jeff Bingaman.
“I am considering running for the…

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Republican Susana Martinez Sworn in as First Female Governor of New Mexico

Associated Press, FOXNews.com
SANTA FE, N.M. — Republican Susana Martinez has claimed her place in history as New Mexico’s first female governor, taking office with the start of the new year.
Martinez, 51, formally became…

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Richardson Declines to Pardon Outlaw Billy the Kid

FoxNews.com
Billy the Kid is still an outlaw.
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson announced Friday he would not grant a posthumous pardon to the infamous Old West bad guy, after drawing international attention by entertaining…

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New Mexico Governor: Martinez (R) Extends Lead Over Denish (D)

Rasmussen Reports
Republican Susana Martinez now has a 10-point lead over Democratic Lieutenant Governor Diane Denish, moving the New Mexico governor’s race from a Toss-Up to Leans GOP in the Rasmussen Reports Election 2010 Gubernatorial…

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Pro-life group raises alarm over Pennsylvania, N.M.

By Joseph Weber, The Washington Times
A $160 million grant to Pennsylvania under the Obama administration‘s new health care law could provide funding for elective abortions, and at least one other state clearly intends to use…

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