Today The State Transportation Commission banned red light camera's and speed vans on state or federal roads. All communities with red-light cameras installed on state or federal roads have 60 days to remove them. A policy which was approved during a meeting held in Clovis outlined' [...] U.S. Rep. Harry Teague sided with Republicans today in a failed bid to force a direct vote on the pending health-care reform bill the House is expected to consider Sunday.
There’s been a lot of talk about House Democrats possibly using the so-called “deem-and-pass” parliamentary procedure to OK the [...]
Think New Mexico, a non-profit think tank, counts three Democratic state senators who voted for a budget package that included a food tax, but now say they’re urging Gov. Bill Richardson to veto the measure.
The lawmakers include Sens. Nancy Rodgriguez, Steve Fischmann and Sen. Eric Griego, D-Albuquerque, who said last [...]
Albuquerque resident Loretta Naranjo Lopez will announce her candidacy for Bernalillo County Commissioner, District 1 on Sunday, March 21, 2010, from 3:00 to 5:00 PM, at the Spiritual Renewal Center at 6400 Coors Blvd NW in Albuquerque. "I can’t think of a better" [...]
Democrat Alex Russell has filed to run for the New Mexico House of Represents in District 29 on Albuquerque's West Side. He'll be challenging Republican incumbent Thomas Anderson in the general election and he needs our support. We'd love to take this seat [...]
Hydro Resources, Inc. can’t yet start mining for uranium in Church Rock, New Mexico, despite a ruling last week by the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that upheld its mining license. That’s because another court case before the Court could require HRI [...]
The Congressional Budget Office today released its long awaited score on a health care reform bill that is in front of Congress. The score ended up being a boost for supporters of the bill, as the CBO predicted the effort would cut $1.3 trillion from the deficit over 20 [...]
Hank Hughes, Executive Director of New Mexico Coalition to End Homelessness, filed qualifying contributions to become a publicly financed candidate in the Public Regulation Commission (PRC) District 4 race this week. Hughes showed significant community support for his campaign by filing 280 contributions of $5, [...]
An investigation by the county sheriff’s department into a situation involving Las Cruces City Manager Terrence Moore and his ex-wife is complete and has been forwarded to the district attorney’s office for review.
That’s according to Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Joe Reynaud, who said he hopes the DA review [...]
“Reagan was more pragmatic than those who now quote him,” former U.S. Senator Pete Domenici said in a New York Times story about former Senator Alan K. Simpson.
Here’s the section that mentioned Domenici:
“Reagan was more pragmatic than those who now quote him,” said former Senator Pete V. [...]
From the Middle East Peace and Justice Alliance:
Barbara Lubin, Founder and Executive Director of the Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA) and Ziad Abbas, co-founder of the Ibdaa Cultural Center, will speak in Albuquerque on March 27, 2010 on the situation in Israel and Palestine today, the experience of occupation, the [...]
Days after she failed to secure the votes of 20 percent of delegates at the GOP’s preprimary nominating convention, Republican gubernatorial candidate Janice Arnold-Jones is trying to show that she has momentum by announcing the endorsements of two of her colleagues in the state House.
The endorsements come from [...]
I'm back. Will get a column for tomorrow to you this morning. Won't be able to do one for Mon. Back to normal beginning Wed. [...] 
Fear grips Mexican border families amid violenceParents in Ciudad Juarez, just across the border from El Paso, Texas, are afraid to venture into the streets amid a turf war between two powerful drug cartels that has left more than 4,500 people dead during the past two [...] 
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The western tune on Ranch Radio today is Ole Faithful sung by Gene Autry. Gene's songs are widely available, as you can see 
