Gadi Schwartz and Peter St. Cyr of KOB-TV have another great investigative piece.  This time they show how easy it is for non-citizens to vote in New Mexico.  Secretary of State Dianna Duran says her office lacks the resources to verify citizenship and has requested assistance from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.  As Election [...]

State Sen. Ray Begaye (D-Shiprock) — already the target of an investigation from the state Attorney General’s office for allegedly double-billing taxpayers for trips he went on for free — now is under fire for writing to a judge on state rep letterhead asking to intercede on a DWI case involving his daughter.
From Gadi Schwartz [...]

Democrat and state Rep. Ray Begaye of Shiprock is in hot water over evidence he double-billed New Mexico taxpayers and a national conference for the same travel expenses. So what might that mean in his general election in November?
An investigation by KOB-TV’s Gadi Schwartz revealed that Rep. Begaye pocketed more than $1,000 when he returned [...]

A great report exposing dishonest conduct by Rep. Ray Begaye was marred by a misstatement of the law.  After nailing Begaye for submitting false vouchers to the State of New Mexico, KOB-TV reporter Gadi Schwartz let him off the hook unnecessarily.  Contrary to what viewers were told, state legislators are not immune from criminal responsibility [...]

Well, you can give Greg Campbell credit for this: At least he’s not lawyering up.
The man at the center of the controversy over a fake audit at the New Mexico Finance Authority (NMFA) that could cost taxpayers millions in higher interest rate charges should ratings agencies downgrade the state’s bond rating bonded out of jail [...]

Some wet weather in the Ruidoso area gave forest firefighters some much-needed help in the Little Bear Fire while government officials called a news conference in Albuquerque Sunday (June 17) to defend decisions by the US Forest Service in battling the wildfire that has destroyed 254 structures. Update: A spokesman for the Forest Service says [...]

The Department of Justice has come under a lot of criticism during Eric Holder’s tenure as secretary but you have to give credit when credit is due as earlier this week an official from DOJ came out in defense of citizens recording public events in the public square.
We’ ve written numerous times about this “War [...]

The last time local reporters caught up with former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and asked him about the grand jury investigation into an alleged use of campaign money to pay a woman who reportedly had an affair with Richardson, the former Democratic presidential candidate brushed off the question by saying, “Merry Christmas” and walking [...]

Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson dropped by the state capitol building Monday (Dec. 19) for a satellite interview with PBS to talk about the death of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il.
Capitol Report New Mexico and Gadi Schwartz of KOB-TV waited outside the door of the studio to ask Richardson about the reports of [...]

Bad timing: A veteran’s complaint about alleged wrongdoing by a staffer for Sen. Tom Udall coming on the eve of Veterans Day.
Here’s the story from KOB-TV’s Gadi Schwartz:

Udall issued a statement Thursday (Nov. 10) about veterans and the passage of a recent law offering incentives for employers to hire veterans but nothing on the Avants [...]