Bill Richardson News Archives

Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson had little to say Monday about a new "grassroots" Web site promoting a Johnson candidacy for president.

New Mexico legislative budget leaders said that Gov. Bill Richardson can use federal economic stimulus money to soften the blow to administration agencies and state programs from budget cuts approved by the Legislature.

A politically connected Beverly Hills, Calif., firm and two of its executives were indicted Thursday for what prosecutors say was a bid-rigging scheme in the municipal bond business.

Update: Lt. Gov. Diane Denish released a statement in response to Governor Richardson's action to freeze capital outlay projects: a oeLast week, I was proud to cast the tie-breaking vote in the Senate to cut $150 million from the statea s capital outlay projects.

Health care services for the needy may be sharply reduced if New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson signs a budget-cutting measure approved by the Legislature, the administration said Tuesday.

Gov. Bill Richardson said $5.4 million have been awarded for 16 tribal infrastructure and planning projects across New Mexico.

That's the only way to look at it. Governor Richardson has officially relocated to La La Land : Los Angeles, California .

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson on Monday ordered a freeze on capital improvement projects around the state, criticizing lawmakers for not cutting such spending during last week's special session.

Area schools are waiting for Gov. Bill Richardson to sign a package of measures that gives a less than 1 percent budget cut to public education.

Sen. Eric Griego, D-Albuquerque, debates amendments on House Bill 17 on the Senate floor Friday.

SANTA FE New Mexico lawmakers came close to plugging a $650 million revenue shortfall in a special session that ended late Friday.

As different as they are, the five announced candidates for governor in 2010 agree on one thing when it comes to helping New Mexico out of its budget crisis: no tax increases.

New Mexico lawmakers on Friday wrapped up their special legislative session, sending Gov.

Lawmakers in recession-wracked New Mexico who are trying to wrap up a special legislative session gave final approval to several deficit reduction bills and moved closer to deciding how much to cut schools and state agencies.

A former investment officer for a state educational pension fund says a politically connected Santa Fe broker and his father are dodging a whistleblower lawsuit alleging improper political pressures on investment decisions.

Gov. Bill Richardson has been getting a lot of flack at the New Mexico Legislature and in the media about the number of exempt employees he's hired during his administration.

The man who oversees the investment of billions of dollars of New Mexico's money resigned suddenly Wednesday with a federal investigation hanging over his head.

The governor's race ratings continue: Maryland a ' Likely Democratic a ' Ehrlichiosis is a tick-borne illness thata TMs native to the Southeastern United States and causes fever, headaches and fatigue.

A group of rank & file Democrats in the New Mexico Senate tried unsuccessfully on Tuesday to resurrect tax-increase measures as part of a plan to fill a $650 million hole in the state budget.

New Mexico's governor and medical marijuana advocates cheered the announcement Monday that the Justice Department will no longer prosecute medical marijuana patients and producers.

Prospects for tax hikes during New Mexico's special legislative session dimmed even further as a House panel rejected several tax bills.

New Mexico lawmakers who want tax hikes to be part of a deficit reduction package suffered a setback Sunday.

New Mexico lawmakers who want tax hikes as part of a plan to fill a $650 million budget gap suffered a setback Sunday when a Senate committee ruled such increases can't be considered during the special legislative session.

The start of the New Mexico Legislature's Special Session called by Gov. Bill Richardson to address the state's serious budget shortfall was set to start at Noon yesterday at the Roundhouse in Santa Fe, but the House and Senate did not convene until after 3:00 PM.

Governor Richardson's mantra going into the Special Session this weekend is a simple one: "Budget cuts shouldn't hurt kids." It's one that I wouldn't be surprised to learn had been voter tested and approved : But most interesting was $38,353 paid for "research/polling" to a company called Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin & Associates in Santa Monica, ...

Posted on Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 7:24 a.m. Warrant issued for 78-year-old man A Dalhart man is sought in the shooting death of his wife in front of two of their grandchildren after she told him to move out.A Dalhart Police Chief Tom Sanford on Thursday said a murder warrant has been issued for 78-year-old Jose Abel Cancino.

Gov. Bill Richardson ordered flags across New Mexico to be flown at half-staff on Friday and Saturday in honor of Army Sgt.

Governor Bill Richardson today issued a challenge to New Mexicans to get behind a "National Call for Photos," a project to collect photos of all names listed on the National Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. "I want New Mexico to be the first state in the country to gather all photos of our heroes who lost their lives during the ...

Lt. Gov. Diane Denish remains well ahead in raising money for the 2010 race for governor, but four Republican candidates also have begun collecting cash.

SANTA FE Governor Bill Richardson today announced that New Mexico will be home to the Tres Amigas Super Station, which will connect America's three main power grids opening the door to more efficient delivery of renewable energy through the nation's power transmission infrastructure.

Gov. Bill Richardson has it right! He continues to speak out for holding public schools harmless in a special session of the legislature, and he has been consistent and firm in that commitment.

Many of the investigations, indictments and convictions of New Mexico politicians in cases involving alleged and admitted corruption in recent years have one thing in common.

China accused the United States on Friday of meddling in its domestic affairs after American lawmakers recognized the Dalai Lama with an award for his efforts to improve human rights.

Bill Richardson said after a meeting with the Dalai Lama on Friday that he believes there's a way for Tibetans to have "genuine autonomy." The governor also said he and Tibet's exiled spiritual leader agreed the United States and other countries should continue pressing for a negotiated settlement for Tibet "and also support the efforts by the ...

Public schools, colleges and state agencies could face 3.5 percent budget cuts and 2.5 percent salary reductions under a legislative proposal for eliminating an expected $650 million deficit this year.

Education spending will be a major battleground when the New Mexico Legislature meets for a special session that Gov.

Education spending will be a major battleground when the New Mexico Legislature meets for a special session that Gov.

A political power broker and an investment executive who advised government officials in several states have pleaded guilty to securities fraud in connection with a "pay-to-play" scandal at New York's public pension fund.

Gov. Bill Richardson is traveling to California, Connecticut and the nation's capital later this week.

Water emergency declared near Las Vegas, N.M. More on this site Staci Matlock 9/29/2009 - 9/29/09 Residents in a subdivision that has run out of water near Las Vegas, N.M., are asking Gov.

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Task force: State finances limit prison reform efforts By Trip Jennings 9/30/09 New Mexico Independent New Mexico should study the merits of an early controlled release pilot project for non-violent women prisoners and establish re-entry councils across New Mexico, a governor-appointed prison reform task force has recommended.

School leaders are asking for possible changes in state law to give them more flexibility to manage their budgets if the Legislature cuts spending on education.