“Domestic violence destroys lives and weakens the very foundations of our society, the family,” said Lt. Gov. John Sanchez at the Roundhouse rally. “I am asking and calling on men, husbands, fathers … to stand up to break the cycle of domestic violence. It’s a responsibility we have as men in this state and this country.”

PRC candidates will need 12 years worth of education or work experience, or both, in fields pertinent to overseeing utilities, transportation or telecommunications. Degrees or experience could be in fields such as economics, law, engineering, water management, accounting or earth sciences.

But finally on Tuesday evening, governor's office records custodian Pamela Cason sent SFR a response:

"Our Office has already produced to you all responsive documents for your request," Cason writes. "The Office of the Governor did not withhold or deny any responsive public documents held by our Office under any privilege or statutory exception."

To us at SFR, it's still odd that the Governor's Office won't explain why it's not providing a widely-leaked email to top-level governor's office staffers that we already know exists. We're not the only ones.

His bill would remove grading authority from the department and give it to a newly formed state council that would include teachers, principals, superintendents, school board members and representatives of charter schools.

Morales said he spoke to Gov. Susana Martinez about his ideas for restructuring the system before introducing his bill hours before the filing deadline.

Schultz’s nine-page claim focuses on the alleged ramifications of her allegations that state District Judge Michael Murphy made remarks that were tantamount to bribery.

For instance, Schultz in the notice claims her criminal caseload was increased and she was assigned an intern who spied on her and sprayed her office with perfume knowing she was allergic to it.

Murphy is accused of telling a prospective judicial candidate in 2006 that she could better her chances of appointment to the bench by donating money to a local Democratic Party operative in Las Cruces. Schultz contends Murphy repeated similar comments to her in a private conversation.

A district judge this week denied a Raton citizen’s motion for a preliminary injunction against four city commissioners and the city manager — a group whom the citizen’s complaint accuses of improprieties and misuse of public funds — and gave the man 20 days to file a response to motions from the city attorney that argue for dismissal of the case.

Farmington police are looking for a man suspected of either ejaculating or throwing semen onto at least two women at a local Walmart on separate occasions.

In the coming months, the Co-op will seek state approval to recoup easement payouts by slapping ratepayers with nine new surcharges, one each for the seven pueblos and two nations with whom the Co-op will have settled long-standing easement disputes. Board vice chair Ron Lovato said the last of the negotiations, with Santa Clara and Jemez Pueblo, are nearing their end.