Governor Bill Richardson echoed concerns made by sportsmen today about a land swap in the Whites Peak area. The Stanley Ranch is expected to get the land by exchanging 3,300 acres of its land for the 7,000 acres the State Land Office currently holds in the Whites Peak area. In a five-paragraph state ...
An investment firm partly owned by Democratic mega-fundraiser and accused Ponzi schemer Hassan Nemazee was awarded a New Mexico state contract in 2007 after Nemazee and an associate contributed to Bill Richardon's gubernatorial fund, according to an excellent Forbes story published this morning. Nem ...
While Gov. Bill Richardson puts forward a plan to furlough state workers for five days over the holidays and into next year, state Land Commissioner Patrick Lyons says his own smart fiscal decisions mean he doesn’t have to do the same thing in his office. “(Richardson’s) plan won’t hurt the politica ...
Governor Bill Richardson took to his official blog to unveil a draft plan to implement the five days of furloughs that state workers would have to take as part of a plan to bridge the budget gap that the state is currently suffering through. The furloughs would be mostly be on days before other sche ...
Gov. Bill Richardson (Photo by Heath Haussamen) Gov. Bill Richardson may be asked to share, under oath, whether he knows anything about the scandal in the state’s housing authority system that culminated in 2006 with the default of $5 million in bonds owed to the State Investment Council (SIC). The ...
Gov. Bill Richardson (Photo by Heath Haussamen) Notice of deposition was filed by Robert Strumor, one of two men the State Investment Council is suing to try to recover $5 million in lost bond money Gov. Bill Richardson may be asked to share, under oath, whether he knows anything about the scandal i ...
Governor Bill Richardson announced a budget balancing task force as promised at yesterday’s press conference announcing his budget decisions. The task force will be chaired by Rick Homans, Secretary of the Taxation and Revenue Department. The task force will hold a public meeting on Monday, November ...
Gov. Bill Richardson (Photo by Heath Haussamen) Richardson smacks down Legislature’s plan for 7.6 percent cuts to agencies under his control, announces his own measures Gov. Bill Richardson today smacked down an attempt by lawmakers to force 7.6-percent cuts on state agencies under his control and c ...
Gov. Bill Richardson announced his decisions on the state legislature’s special session budget fix today in a press conference at the state capitol. The Independent webcasted and live blogged the event. Click the box below to read a transcript of our conversation. Governor Bill Richardson special se ...
Jerry Ortiz y Pino Gov. Bill Richardson’s proposal to put an end to double-dipping by government employees in New Mexico — but exempt those who are currently doing it – is “inadequate,” state Sen. Jerry Ortiz y Pino, a Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, said in a news release. “New Mexica ...
