AltWeeklies Wire
Breaking the Rulesnew

When it comes to making Congress work again, does U.S. Senator Tom Udall have the answer?
Santa Fe Reporter |
Alexa Schirtzinger |
01-16-2013 |
Politics
Tags: Tom Udall, Senate Nuclear Option
The Candy Man Cannew

Chocolatier aims for New Mexico lieutenant governor position.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Enrique Limón |
01-11-2013 |
Politics
Tags: Chuck Higgins New Mexico
The Year in Closed Governmentnew

How a private email network exposed the secret dealings of top government officials.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Justin Horwath and Joey Peters |
12-20-2012 |
Politics
“I Consider Myself the Obamamobile”new

For one Democrat, making phone calls and stuffing campaign envelopes just isn’t enough.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Enrique Limón |
09-24-2012 |
Politics
Tags: Campaigns
Giant in the Darknew

A secret tape reveals how the New Mexico governor’s top staffer runs government.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Justin Horwath and Joey Peters |
09-13-2012 |
Politics
Tags: Susana Martinez Governor
Trouble at the Ol' Racinonew

Was the Downs at Albuquerque's Lucrative, 25-year Racino deal rigged?
Santa Fe Reporter |
Joey Peters |
08-22-2012 |
Politics
A Higher Powernew

Lobbyist's leaked emails offer a unique view of government's inner workings and key players.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Justin Horwath, Joey Peters and Alexa Schirtzinger |
07-18-2012 |
Politics
Leakednew

New Mexico Foundation for Open Government board member has ties to the governor's private email scandal.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Joey Peters |
07-06-2012 |
Politics
Last Resortnew
Now no longer a Dept. of Health employee, longtime whistle-blower Bob Ortiz plans to face the New Mexico Department of Health in court.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Joey Peters |
07-02-2012 |
Politics
Super PAC Black Dropsnew

CD Productions has raked in more than $150,000 in campaign payments—but does it exist?
Santa Fe Reporter |
Alexa Schirtzinger |
06-20-2012 |
Elections
Mudslungnew

Tales from the other side of New Mexico’s corruption epidemic.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Joey Peters |
09-30-2011 |
Politics
Oil Vs. Real Estatenew

Who's funding the already-pricey New Mexico's governor's race? The big industries are battling it out. SFR breaks it down with interactive maps and databases.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Corey Pein |
08-04-2010 |
Politics
It's Time for New Mexico to Make Some New Year's Resolutionsnew
Forget the personal. It’s time to get political. New Mexico, after all, faces challenges when it comes to everything from tackling political corruption to budget shortfalls, endemic drunk driving to declining educational achievement. That’s not to mention global warming.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Laura Paskus |
01-07-2010 |
Commentary
Republican Dark Horse Candidate for Congress Winnning Over Some New Mexico Votersnew
Adam Kokesh, the Republican candidate for New Mexico's 3rd Congressional District seat -- currently held by Democratic Rep. Ben Ray Lujan -- is picking up support from Truthers, Birthers, Deathers and Tea Partiers, whose affiliations run the gamut from disenchanted Democrats to white supremacists.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Dave Maass |
10-15-2009 |
Politics
The Early Birds: New Mexico Pols Build Momentum for 2010new
With nearly 1.2 million registered voters in the state of New Mexico, it would take a statewide candidate 833 days working around the clock to spend a personal minute with each one of them. And you wonder why candidates are announcing more than a year ahead of the 2010 election.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Dave Maass |
07-31-2009 |
Politics