New Mexico

Report: FBI investigated New Mexico campaign

A local paper reports the FBI looked into the campaign of rising GOP star Susana Martinez [updated]

Alex Seitz-Wald Wednesday, May 29, 2013 3:35 PM UTC
Politics Susana Martinez, New Mexico

Tennessee: Ayn Rand’s vision of paradise

The southern state ranks dead last in per capita tax revenue, and its low-income families are paying the price

Les Leopold, AlterNet Thursday, Apr 11, 2013 12:14 PM UTC 201
Politics AlterNet, Tennessee, Ayn Rand

New Mexico governor vetoes bill to help families of gay soldiers

Republican Governor Susana Martinez then signed an identical bill that would only help straight military spouses

Katie Mcdonough Monday, Apr 8, 2013 3:20 PM UTC
Life LGBT Rights

Man arrested for stealing Bryan Cranston’s copy of “Breaking Bad” script

The document remains missing, however

Prachi Gupta Tuesday, Mar 26, 2013 3:22 PM UTC
Entertainment Breaking Bad, amc, Bryan Cranston

Former GOP senator admits to son kept secret for decades

Pete Domenici admitted to fathering a son outside of his marriage over 30 years ago

Jillian Rayfield Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 9:25 PM UTC
Politics Pete Domenici, Republicans

New Mexico lawmaker resurrects bill making abortion after rape a felony

After the blowback of trying to prosecute rape victims, Rep. Cathrynn Brown wants to go after abortion providers

Katie Mcdonough Monday, Jan 28, 2013 6:11 PM UTC 40
Life Rape, Sexual assault, New Mexico

Cathrynn Brown wants to abort mission

The New Mexico Republican is now "horrified" at her own proposed rape-victim-punishing bill

Mary Elizabeth Williams Friday, Jan 25, 2013 3:50 PM UTC 54
Life Abortion, New Mexico

NM teen shooter had planned Wal-Mart shooting spree

15-year-old Nehemiah Griego gunned down his family and had planned to shoot strangers

Associated Press Tuesday, Jan 22, 2013 7:51 PM UTC
News New Mexico, teen shooter, Guns

New Mexico teen who killed family is idenitified

15-year-old Nehemiah Griego had a clean record according to the authorities

Associated Press Monday, Jan 21, 2013 5:29 PM UTC
News albuquerque, New Mexico

Teenager kills 5 people, including 3 children in New Mexico

Investigators were trying to determine if the shooter and victims in the Albuquerque home were related

Associated Press Sunday, Jan 20, 2013 6:35 PM UTC
News Guns, Shooting, New Mexico

Convicted murderer crafted bizarre plot to castrate and kill Justin Bieber

And has a tattoo of the pop star on his leg VIDEO

Prachi Gupta Wednesday, Dec 12, 2012 9:00 PM UTC
Entertainment Video, Justin Bieber, New Mexico

Weird news: College grad returns toilet paper years after prank occurred

But the school will donate the toilet paper to charity because it doesn't fit in the school's dispensers

Associated Press Thursday, Nov 29, 2012 10:19 PM UTC
News toilet paper, Religion

Cop used Taser gun on 10-year-old boy

A New Mexico officer demonstrated "what cops do to people who don't follow orders" on a school career day

Natasha Lennard Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 2:52 PM UTC 49
News Police, New Mexico, Child abuse

Gary Johnson: Mitt is “without one molecule of brain”

The Libertarian Party nominee tells Salon that Obama's as militaristic as Bush, and Romney's simply "wacky nuts"

Alex Seitz-Wald Saturday, Oct 13, 2012 12:45 PM UTC 185
Politics 2012 Presidential Elections

Voting groups demand New Mexico suppression probe

Alleged dirty tricks surfaced last week in secret video

Alex Seitz-Wald Wednesday, Oct 10, 2012 9:40 PM UTC
Politics Voter ID, New Mexico

Navajos’ bad medicine

Medicine man Francis Nez is accused of sexually abusing members of his own family. He's not the first

Joesph J. Kolb, The Crime Report Monday, Oct 8, 2012 6:15 PM UTC
Life Navajos

Voter suppression in New Mexico?

Undercover video appears to show a GOP effort to suppress the vote by misleading poll challengers in a swing state

Alex Seitz-Wald Thursday, Oct 4, 2012 5:35 PM UTC 15
Politics Voter Fraud, Voter ID, New Mexico

Prisoners’ crippling phone bills

They're costing their families a fortune, and political pressure has begun mounting to overhaul the system

Nancy Scola, The American Prospect Monday, Oct 1, 2012 3:05 PM UTC
Politics Ohio, Incarceration

Dark money shadows New Mexico

Groups like Americans for Prosperity, who don't disclose donors, hope to sway a hotly contested Senate election VIDEO

Kim Barker and Justin Elliott, ProPublica Saturday, Sep 29, 2012 1:01 PM UTC
Business Dark Money, New Mexico

New Mexico governor backs away from Romney

After speaking at the RNC, Susana Martinez distances herself from Romney's "47 percent" comments

Jillian Rayfield Wednesday, Sep 19, 2012 4:26 PM UTC
News Susana Martinez, New Mexico

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