By Rob Nikolewski on January 30, 2012
Going into the House Judiciary Committee meeting hearing on increasing standards for those who serve as commissioners on the Public Regulation Committee, we knew you didn’t need a college degree to serve on the PRC. What we didn’t know was that you don’t even have to have a high school diploma. Or have finished middle [...]
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By Rob Nikolewski on January 30, 2012
A bill that would stiffen penalties for public officials convicted of corruption charges — include potentially forfeiting their state pensions as well as banning them from lobbying or entering into contracts with the state — cruised through the House Judiciary Committee on Monday (Jan. 30) and is now heading to the House of Representatives for [...]
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By Rob Nikolewski on January 30, 2012
Back in late November, we talked the secretary-designate of the Corrections Department, Gregg Marcantel, who told us in a quick video interview he inherited an agency with a lot of internal conflict. Judging from the responses we receive every time we blog about Corrections — even about seemingly innocuous stories — a description of “internal [...]
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By Rob Nikolewski on January 29, 2012
The selection of superstar actor Johnny Depp to play the role of Tonto in the upcoming “Lone Ranger” movie that will be shot in various locations around the state may have people buzzing, but one Native American state representative isn’t crazy about the news. Rep. Sandra Jeff (D-Crownpoint) told Capitol Report New Mexico she’s concerned [...]
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By Rob Nikolewski on January 27, 2012
State Rep. Bill Rehm (R-Albuquerque) took to the House floor Friday (Jan. 27) and made his first comments since a female guest of his received an eye injury after members of the Occupy movement burst into a dinner hosted by a conservative political organization back on Wednesday night at the Eldorado Hotel in Santa Fe. [...]
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