NIKOLEWSKI: Attacks on Romney’s religion are simply bigotry

By   /  July 2, 2012  /  Commentary  /  No Comments

Rob Nikolewski

By Rob Nikolewski | Capitol Report New Mexico
When is it okay to be a religious bigot?
Apparently, when you’re a liberal who really dislikes Mitt Romney.
In recent weeks, a number of articles with national distribution discussed the Republican presidential candidate and his Mormon faith in terms you would never hear if Romney belonged to any other religion [...]

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NM: Hamill concedes to Pirtle in GOP primary; recount likely

By   /  June 9, 2012  /  Elections, New Mexico, News, State Government  /  No Comments

Cliff Pirtle

By Capitol Report New Mexico
SANTA FE — Just 10 votes separate Chad Hamill from Cliff Pirtle and a recount may be in the works, but Hamill has conceded to his fellow Republican in the GOP primary for state Senate seat in the Roswell area.
“What it is is what it is,” Hamill said by telephone to Capitol [...]

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NM state Sen. Eichenberg steps down

By   /  June 5, 2012  /  New Mexico, News, State Government  /  No Comments

State Sen. Tim Eichenberg

By Capitol Report New Mexico
SANTA FE — Tim Eichenberg, who has served for one full term in the state Senate, announced Tuesday that he’s resigning from his District 15 seat in Albuquerque in order to spend more time with ailing family members.
Eichenberg told Capitol Report New Mexico in a phone conversation that he alerted Democratic [...]

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Raising Kaine: Will MWAA fallout be an albatross for Kaine campaign?

By   /  June 1, 2012  /  State Government, transportation, Uncategorized, Virginia, Virginia Statehouse News  /  No Comments

By Carten Cordell | Virginia Statehouse News

 

ALEXANDRIA — As stories of sweetheart contract deals come to light — along with tales of even sweeter trips for Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority board members — former Virginia governor and current U.S. Senate candidate Tim Kaine may be sweating under the collar. 

 

Or is he?

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Raising Kaine: Will MWAA fallout be an albatross for Kaine campaign?

By   /  June 1, 2012  /  Accountability, Elections, News, Politics & Elections, State Government, Virginia  /  1 Comment

Former Gov. Tim Kaine

By Carten Cordell | Virginia Statehouse News
ALEXANDRIA — As stories of sweetheart contract deals come to light — along with tales of even sweeter trips for Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority board members — former Virginia governor and current U.S. Senate candidate Tim Kaine may be sweating under the collar.
Or is he?
Polls show support for MWAA’s Silver Line Metro runs [...]

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