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Morning Word: Insurance superintendent tells feds to pay their share
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Poll: Majority of New Mexicans oppose same-sex marriage
A poll by SurveyUSA conducted for KOB showed that more New Mexicans support making same-sex marriage illegal than support legalizing same-sex marriage. The poll showed that 51 percent of voters say that same-sex marriage between same-sex couples should be made illegal versus 44 percent who said they support legalization. However, as with other nationwide polls and from other states, the younger generation is more in favor of same-sex marriage. KOB wrote, “Younger New Mexicans voted in favor of … Read entire article »
Morning Word: NM reporters head to Oklahoma
There is an interesting thing going on with New Mexico newsrooms: Two of them have sent reporters to report live from Moore, Oklahoma on the aftermath of the devastating tornado that hit the community. Gadi Schwartz of KOB and Astrid Galvin of the Albuquerque Journal are on the ground. Other news outlets are reporting on the tornado, but localizing it. For example, KRQE reported a story about a former New Mexican who survived the tornado. So did … Read entire article »
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Morning Word: Martinez still popular in NM
Governor Susana Martinez continues to be very popular in New Mexico, with 66 percent of New Mexicans approving of the job Martinez is doing to just 29 percent disapproving of the way she is doing her job. The numbers come from a KOB poll by SurveyUSA. Attorney General Gary King defended the release of emails as part of the Inspection of Public Records Act. Republicans have criticized the release of the emails, saying they were stolen … Read entire article »
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Poll: Berry has large lead in ABQ mayor race (updated)
Incumbent mayor Richard Berry starts out the campaign for Albuquerque mayor with a large lead according to a poll by SurveyUSA for KOB. The video of the KOB report is available at the bottom of this post. The Survey/USA crosstabs are available here. The poll commissioned by the newspaper showed that Berry has the support of 59 percent of likely Albuquerque voters support Berry’s reelection bid while 17 percent prefer former Albuquerque city councilor Pete Dinelli and … Read entire article »
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Morning Word: Health exchange, jobs news
The health exchange board approved a hybrid state-federal model for the exchange since a state model won’t be ready by the October 1 deadline. KUNM has more: The 13-member board chose a hybrid approach to set up the health insurance exchange by the October deadline five months from now, and awarded a nearly $40-million dollar contract to the IT company GetInsured. The company will build the website customers will use to select their plans on the … Read entire article »
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Morning Word 05-17-13: Hispanic economic recovery slow in NM
Gov. Susana Martinez isn’t a frontrunner for the Republican nomination for President in 2016; Public Policy Polling finds that 68 percent of likely Republican voters don’t know enough about her to form an opinion while just one percent say she is their top choice. A study by the Economic Policy Institute finds that economic recovery is slow in New Mexico — and even slower for Hispanics in the state. An ethics complaint against Mayor Richard Berry took … Read entire article »
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Ethics complaint over Berry contributions moves forward
An ethics complaint over campaign contributions received by Mayor Richard Berry has taken another step forward. The city Board of Ethics will hear the complaint after a Review Committee of the City of Albuquerque Board of Ethics and Campaign Practices ruled there was enough evidence to go to the full Board. The move was announced by the campaign of Pete Dinelli. At issue is if Berry’s campaign received donations from city contractors. The city charter forbids municipal candidates … Read entire article »
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NM delegation works to rescind mineral payment sequestration cuts
The congressional delegation is going hard after a specific cut because of sequestration: the Department of the Interior (DOI) withholding royalties from mining done in the states. The states receive 50 percent of the revenues resulting from the leasing of mineral resources on federal public domain lands within their borders according to the Mineral Leasing Act. The DOI has said the state’s share is subject to sequestration. New Mexico lost $25 million in funding because of the … Read entire article »
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New Mexico gets failing grade in campaign finance disclosure study
The National Institute on Money in Politics and the Center for Public Integrity gave New Mexico an “F” in campaign finance disclosure for independent groups that are increasingly becoming a big part of elections throughout the country. The study looked only at disclosure of spending, not at disclosure of donors to these groups. New Mexico was not alone — a majority of the states were given failing grades by the study. Only 15 states received an “A” … Read entire article »
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