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 district, currently held by Rep. Martin Heinrich …
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 Albuquerque Mayor Marty Chavez and state …
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 for days, the Associated Press reports. …
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 Act of 1993 (NVRA) at …
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 Senate, as …
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 governor during a private ceremony at midnight …
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 a petition on Billy the Kid’s behalf …
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 Scorecard.
The latest …
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 requested money for such procedures, …
