Bill Richardson News

The number of Republicans interested in being New Mexico's next governor is growing.

Gov. Bill Richardson is heading to Cape Cod for a vacation. The governor and first lady Barbara Richardson leave Tuesday for their getaway in Massachusetts.

Albuquerque private investigator Mike Corwin in recent years has been paid thousands of dollars by the campaigns of Democratic candidates in New Mexico.

Although New Mexico officially abolishes the death penalty on Wednesday, that doesn't mean there won't be another execution in the state.

Until recent reforms changed the system, the state was divided into seven regions, each with its own housing authority .

Lt. Gov. Diane Denish, who is running for governor, will donate to charity all campaign contributions from those indicted this month in a housing scandal case.

Potential Republican gubernatorial candidate talks about improving the economy, ending culture of corruption Potential 2010 Republican gubernatorial candidate Allen Weh says his campaign centers on a "commonsense" approach to growing the economy and rooting out public corruption.

Democratic New Mexico Lieutenant Governor Diane Denish is in strong position to succeed Gov.

WERE MISMANAGED. NEW MEXICO IS GETTING CLOSER TO PUTTING TOURIST INTO ORBIT. TODAY, CONSTRUCTION OFFICIALLY BEGAN ON SPACEPORT AMERICA IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO.

State Police Sergeant Andy Tingwall will be honored Monday for his service to New Mexico after the tragic helicopter crash that took his life.

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson continues to say that his pit rules are not affecting the energy industry in New Mexico.

Gov. Bill Richardson has declared June "LeRoy Neiman Exhibition Month," in honor of the contemporary artist.

Photo: American Eagle regional jet service to Dallas started Thursday at Santa Fe Municipal Airport, and flights will be expanded to Los Angeles in November, according to Gov.

A South Korean protester displays portraits of American journalists detained in North Korea as they shout slogans during a rally at a public park in Seoul, June 4, 2009.

Governor Bill Richardson today announced the construction of New Mexico's first solar thermal power plant, a 92 megawatt concentrating solar thermal facility in Santa Teresa.

Humane animal treatment in New Mexico took another step forward with a news release from Gov.

Former U.N. Ambassador Bill Richardson on Monday called the detention and sentencing of two young women journalists in North Korea part of "a high-stakes poker game." But at the same time, the New Mexico governor said in a nationally broadcast interview that the time might be right for the United States to work out the release of Laura Ling and ...

Governor Bill Richardson and First Lady Barbara Richardson, along with the New Mexico Arts Commission, have announced the eight artists and arts supporters who will be recipients of the 2009 Governor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts.

Steven Rattner , the head of President Barack Obama's auto-bailout program and a man who has been linked to a New York pension scandal that has spread to New Mexico and beyond, was worth at least $188 million when he took the government job in February, the Wall Street Journal is reporting.

Spurred by recent scandals in New Mexico and other states, the State Investment Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to ban the use of third-party marketers by companies seeking state investment business.