Conflict Alleged
A day after Attorney General Hector Balderas said he was going to stop providing legal opinions to the secretary of state’s office, Erlinda Johnson, the criminal defense attorney representing Dianna Duran, filed a motion to boot Balderas from Duran’s criminal case. Johnson alleges Balderas has a “personal vendetta” and conflict of interest due to his
with Duran. District Judge Glenn Ellington is expected to rule on this motion and others on Oct. 23.
Tit for Tat
Political bickering in Santa Fe isn’t new, but it appears to be heating up ahead of the 2016 elections. Now the State Personnel Office says it won’t assist the state treasurer’s office with employment matters. The governor’s administration claims Treasurer Tim Eichenberg has
race. Eichenberg denies those claims.
Doña Ana County sheriff’s deputies busted a Sunland Park city councilor on drug possession charges during a council meeting on Monday night. On Sunday, they stopped Sergio Carrillo’s car and confiscated
Citing city, state and federal laws, Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry has
and vetoed an ordinance that would have decriminalized possession of small amounts of marijuana. His decision could be overturned, but it’s unlikely five Democrat city councilors can roll even one Republican No vote.
With grass in some of Santa Fe’s parks dying and in other states of decline, city councilors are
from working on bond-funded projects.
The number of oil and gas spills in New Mexico is
, even though production is only up 23 percent year-over-year.
US Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, is weighing in on the escalating interstate green chile battles among Colorado, Georgia and New Mexico. He’s concerned that
could get confused with other inferior crops. At the same time, some folks think the hot stuff south of the border may actually be superior.
A few times a year, we hear about animals escaping from one zoo or another and wandering around, scaring residents. We’re not sure chickens are too worrisome, but
in White Rock.
Santa Fe Reporter