The afternoon began with a cop from Clayton flouting the law in downtown Santa Fe. It ended with a small-town government displaying honesty and accountability. Walking back to the office Wednesday from the state Capitol, I spotted a new Dodge Ram truck pa... See more
Residents call it the bridge to nowhere. Maybe it's going somewhere again after three and a half years of idleness. The slender, deteriorating footbridge near Shelby and East Alameda streets has been closed since August 2022. A couple of people phone ever... See more
U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján at last has an opponent who did not spring from someone’s infertile imagination. This development should not be confused with Luján facing tough competition in his reelection campaign. Matt Dodson of Farmington is gathering petitio... See more
Former Vice President Kamala Harris recently phoned New Mexico House Speaker Javier Martínez. "She just wanted to see how I was doing, and to ask about my family," wife Diana, daughter Marisela and son Camilo, Martínez said. At 44, he has had a meteoric r... See more
Taking care of No. 1 is the first rule of politics in Washington. Contrary to conventional thinking, the same holds true in Santa Fe. Most New Mexico legislators, Democrats and Republicans alike, voted in 2022 to increase their own pensions by 27%. Legisl... See more
