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Victory: New Mexico Governor Fails Latest Attempt to Keep Driver's Licenses From Undocumented Immigrants

Joan Friedland, Immigration Impact. February 22, 2012.

It is the third unsuccessful attempt by Republican Governor Susana Martinez to repeal the state’s law allowing driver's licenses regardless of immigration status.

As Fire Rages at Los Alamos National Lab, Plans in the Works to Build a Plutonium Bomb Factory

Subhankar Banerjee, ClimateStoryTellers.org. July 5, 2011.

Los Alamos National Lab is proposing to build a massive plutonium bomb factory -- and that has many nearby residents concerned.

How the West Was Lost: The American West in Flames

Chip Ward, TomDispatch.com. June 16, 2011.

Climate change isn't happening in some distant future. Wildfires in Arizona and Texas remind us that global warming is right here, right now.

An Inside Look at What Happens When Gas Drillers Are Exempt from Environmental Law

Andrea Peacock, AlterNet. May 6, 2011.

Rancher Chris Velasquez knows first hand what gas drilling has done to communities, and the land, water and wildlife of New Mexico.

New Mexico Bills Would Provide Treatment for Addiction Instead of Jail Time

Adriann Barboa, Micaela Cadena, Young Women United. March 30, 2011.

Treatment centers are at capacity, plus judges have no incentive, structure or support for alternatives to incarceration for drug use. Options are even worse for mothers.

Navajo Community Groups Appeal To Highest Court To Stop Uranium Contamination of Drinking Water

Environment News ServiceSeptember 20, 2010.

For the first time the NRC has licensed a uranium mining operation in a community drinking water supply, in spite of never having restored such an aquifer to pre-mining condition.

The Crisis Hasn't Hit Everywhere: 10 States Weathering the Economic Storm

Daniel B. Wood, Christian Science Monitor. April 27, 2009.

Not every state has been burned by the housing bust. And having oil and gas revenues doesn't hurt either.

Gov. Bill Richardson Bans the Death Penalty in New Mexico!

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. March 19, 2009.

Bill Richardson has put political concerns aside and done the right thing.

The Clock is Ticking: Will Bill Richardson Abolish the Death Penalty In New Mexico?

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. March 18, 2009.

New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson has until midnight tonight to sign legislation to shut down the state's death machinery.

Bill Richardson Withdraws From Commerce Secretary Nomination

Faiz Shakir, ThinkProgress. January 4, 2009.

Richardson has withdrawn his name for the position citing a pending investigation into a company that has done business with his state.

GOP's 2008 Legal Strategy: Target Every Battleground State

Steven Rosenfeld, November 1, 2008.

So much for McCain's claim that "the fabric of democracy" is being torn. It's only being ruffled by Republicans in battleground states.

Voting Watch: Twelve States To Follow on Election Day

Electionline.org, October 31, 2008.

If there's going to be voting problems on Election Day, chances are it will be in these 12 states.

Factory Farms, Dirty Water and the Bible

Mark Winne, Beacon Broadside. October 29, 2008.

How one unlikely state became an industrial dairy magnet and the environmental and social repercussions that resulted.

Big Presidential Vote Count Error Found and Fixed in New Mexico

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. October 4, 2008.

A test in Santa Fe County finds and fixes an error that could have cost Democrats thousands of votes.

Another Washington Whitewash: The IG Report on Bush's U.S. Attorney Firings

Bob Bauer, More Hard Money Soft Law. October 1, 2008.

A noted Democratic Party election lawyer says the recent Justice Department inspector general report skips the hard questions.

Some Swing States Not Prepared for Voting Problems in November

Common Cause, September 16, 2008.

A survey of 10 swing states suggests Florida, Georgia and Virginia may have the most problems on Election Day.

Friday's McCain/Obama Round-up

Steve Benen, The Carpetbagger Report. July 18, 2008.

A quick rundown about whats happening on the campaign trail.

New Mexico's Medical Marijuana Law Is Working, But Still Has Some Kinks

Phillip S. Smith, Drug War Chronicle. May 26, 2008.

Issues remain over production and distribution.

Former NM Gov.: GOP Rep. Heather Wilson Under Investigation for Vote Buying

Jan Frel, AlterNet. March 6, 2008.

New Mexico reporter who pursued story resigned after her stories were spiked.

New Mexico Voter List Mystery Deepens

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. February 8, 2008.

After a messy Super Tuesday, finger pointing continues. But five other states use the same private vendor.

Bad Voter Lists May Have Botched New Mexico's Democratic Caucus

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. February 8, 2008.

Nearly 13 percent of New Mexico Democrats found they were not on precinct voter rolls when they showed up to choose a presidential nominee.

New Mexico's Missing Ballot Boxes

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. February 7, 2008.

With 200 votes separating Clinton and Obama, three ballot boxes went uncounted Tuesday.