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Topic: elections
Tuesday, October 23,2012
Local News

Voting 101

Before you hit the polls, know your rights!

Justin Horwath
Here, SFR offers a few voting tips from the county clerk and the New Mexico Secretary of State, who oversees voting statewide.
Tuesday, October 23,2012
Local News

Gary Who?

The Johnson campaign struggles to gain a foothold

Justin Horwath
With just under two weeks until the Nov. 6 election, Gary Johnson—former governor of New Mexico, extreme athlete, marijuana advocate and Libertarian candidate for president—is talking about his campaign in the past tense.
Tuesday, October 16,2012
Local News

Re-Regulation

Three constitutional amendments seek to make the PRC better

Alexa Schirtzinger
The saga of Jerome Block, Jr.—from election violations to drug addiction, with chimichangas and Gatorade in between—captured Santa Fe’s attention earlier this year. On election day, voters will have the opportunity to approve three amendments to significantly alter the face of the embattled Public Regulation Commission, to which Block was first elected in 2008. But current commissioner Doug Howe says the changes are much bigger than Block.
Tuesday, October 16,2012
Local News

Stamp-o-rama

Move to Amend comes to Santa Fe

Alexa Schirtzinger
Ashley Sanders calls me from somewhere near Flagstaff, Ariz. She and Renae Widdison, organizers for the Move to Amend Coalition, are on their way from California to Florida, piloting a truck loaded with a giant money-stamping machine that labels bills with big, red slogans like “A corporation is not a person; money is not speech” and “Not to be used for bribing politicians.”
Tuesday, October 16,2012
Local News

This is Heather Wilson

Her private life in the private sector

Justin Horwath
It was December 2007, and Kirtland Air Force Base needed money. The base wanted to build training facilities for paratroopers and combat rescue officers. In total, the project would cost more than $14 million—funded mostly by appropriations from Congress. US Rep. Heather Wilson, R-NM, was instrumental in helping Kirtland secure the funding, earmarking $3.7 million for the new facilities.
Wednesday, June 27,2012
Local News

Blue or Red?

How candidates are courting New Mexico’s Latino vote

Justin Horwath
A 10-year-old girl walks into her home, where her young Hispanic parents greet her. The conversation soon turns to voting. “¿Papá, tú votas?” she asks. (Dad, do you vote?) “¡Sí! Pero sólo para las personas buenas!” he replies. (Yes! But only for the right people!)
Wednesday, June 13,2012
Local News

Self-Disenfranchisism

Just a few of the reasons why registered voters didn’t participate in the June 5 primary: ideology, laziness and poop

Wren Abbott
In this year’s primaries, 75 percent of registered voters didn’t show up at the polls. Here’s an unscientific breakdown of their reasons why.
06.05.2012 {ago} Proud-to-vote

VOTE TODAY! Polls Open 7am-7pm

by Alexa Schirtzinger
Wake up, Santa Fe! Today, June 5, is the primary election for offices from president on down. After the jump, find all the information you need to vote in this important election!

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Wednesday, May 30,2012
Local News

Crime and Punishment

Court statistics are a campaign flashpoint—but do they tell the whole story?

Wren Abbott
In the Democratic primary race for 1st Judicial District Attorney, challenger Lloyd Drager has made much of the “defense attorney” background of incumbent Angela “Spence” Pacheco’s administration. Whether it’s due to a shift in the office’s philosophy or not, court statistics from Pacheco’s administration compared to that of her predecessor Henry Valdez do show a marked decrease in filing of felony cases overall, with a particular decline in prosecution of sexual assault and DWI crimes.
Wednesday, May 23,2012
Local News

Howe It’s Done

Outgoing PRC commissioner Doug Howe talks about the challenges and frustrations of working for the state’s most troubled agency

Joey Peters
To most who pay attention, Dist. 3 Public Regulation Commissioner Doug Howe is a marked improvement over former commissioner Jerome Block, Jr. Block resigned last September after pleading guilty to various felonies and is currently on probation.
 
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