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• Land, Housing and Justice

  
  Iloilo Views — Authority: 137
  Larry Jamora’s declaration of his mayoralty bid last Friday marks an important milestone in the struggle of the urban poor in Iloilo City for land, housing and justice. It was the first time in the history of the city politics that a candidate signed a covenant with the urban poor, committing to attend to their [...]
  15 hours ago

• Former Governor Bruce King passes away

  
  Featured States News — Authority: 158
  Original Author:  Matt Former Governor Bruce King passed away this morning while at his ranch in Stanley. He was 87. King served New Mexico as governor three different times -- from 1971-1975, 1979-1983, and 1991-1995. Attorney General Gary King, Bruces son, said in a ...
  3 days ago

• A Bioregional Platform

  
  Iloilo Views — Authority: 137
  As the 2010 election approaches, aspirants to various political offices have already started laying down their respective platforms of government as they try to woo voters into backing their candidacies. Some capitalize on good governance catchphrases while others bank on local economic development slogans. There are ...
  4 days ago

• Frank: Dont Ask, Dont Tell repeal likely to happen next year

  
  Featured States News — Authority: 158
  Original Author:  Matt Via The Advocate : Repealing "dont ask, dont tell" will likely be included as part of next years Department of Defense authorization bill in both chambers of Congress, Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA) said Wednesday. "Military issues are always done as part ...
  5 days ago

• Poor Rich Kid

  
  Iloilo Views — Authority: 137
  Ramon “Citoy” Arenas Jr. has expressed interest in running for congressman in the second district of Iloilo where his family owns tracts of land, particularly in the town of Zarraga. Virtually unknown to voters, his claim to fame is that he is the son of socialite-philanthropist Rosemarie “Baby” Arenas who ...
  6 days ago

• NM members of Congress on their Stupak amendment votes

  
  Featured States News — Authority: 158
  Original Author:  Matt All three House members responded to questions from the Albuquerque Journal on their votes on the Stupak Amendment. The Stupak Amendment has been widely panned (that might be too light of a word) by progressives across the country. Heres what FireDogLake ...
  1 week ago

• The Derelict

  
  Iloilo Views — Authority: 137
  His detractors call him “amoy lupa”, a pejorative to describe someone who is not only old but who is like a walking cadaver. Literally, it means “a person who smells like cemetery earth”. Indeed, this mayor looks like a skeleton wrapped in very dry and wrinkled human skin. It’s a very unpleasant sight. His ...
  1 week ago

• CARTOONISTAS Assemble!!

  
  JAVZILLA — Authority: 119
  Saturday nights Cartoonistas meeting (actually, party!) was just what the doctor ordered after a rather sobering post I made earlier that day . This momentous event was hosted by Cartoonista RAUL AGUIRRE JR . Yep kids, thats right, the host of the very lively MAN VS. ART podcast ! Thats Señor Aguirre, in ...
  1 week ago

• U.S. House passes health care legislation

  
  New Mexico Independent — Authority: 589
  After hours of debate, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a version of a bill designed to reform the health care system. The bill passed by a 220-215 vote with one Republican voting for the bill. Thirty nine Democrats, including New Mexico Congressman Harry Teague, voted against the bill Congressmen Martin ...
  1 week ago

• Rep. Lujan on his health care reform bill

  
  Featured States News — Authority: 158
  Original Author:  LP A statement from Congressman Ben Ray Lujan: "The Affordable Health Care for America Act will take significant steps to reform our broken health insurance system that makes it too difficult for families to find affordable, accessible health insurance," said ...
  1 week ago

• U.S. House passes health care reform bill

  
  Featured States News — Authority: 158
  Original Author:  LP The U.S. House just passed health care reform on a 220-215 vote. New Mexico Congressmen Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan voted for the bill while Congressman Harry Teague voted against the bill. One Republican, Joseph Cao of Louisiana, voted for the bill. ...
  1 week ago

• Lujan says he’s listened to his constituents on health care reform

  
  New Mexico Independent — Authority: 589
  Congressman Ben Ray Luján sent out a press release today highlighting the more than 40 events he’s attended throughout his district, to listen to his constituents’ thoughts on health care reform. Luján has said many times that he favors a health care bill which includes a public option, and this release seems ...
  1 week ago

• A laughing matter

  
  PoliticalDerby.com — Authority: 431
  I’m just a housewife in the middle of nowhere. Today I wanted to petition my government; just like that old Constitution says I can. So I called my Representative’s office and what happened to me? Gulliver the Intern laughed at me. I’m not kidding. I was laughed at. My legitimate questions and concerns as ...
  1 week ago

• Trip’s morning reading

  
  New Mexico Independent — Authority: 589
  New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, who has led the charge on bad actors in the investment world, including one or two here in New Mexico , now is going after Intel Corp, which has a big presence in the Land of Enchantment. Cuomo filed a new antitrust lawsuit against the chip maker Wednesday, alleging ...
  1 week ago

• The Value of Zoning

  
  Iloilo Views — Authority: 137
  Mark Twain once urged everyone to buy land because “they’ve stopped making it.” That may be a good slogan for real estate agents but the law of supply and demand has made land unaffordable to the average citizen. Population is rapidly growing and there is no more land left to accommodate people, most of them ...
  1 week ago

• Reps. Teague, Luján, Heinrich Voice Concerns with ENERGY STAR Label Inaccuracies

  
  Featured States News — Authority: 158
  Original Author:  Democracy for New Mexico Last week, Congressman Harry Teague (NM-02) lead a group of 30 House members, including Rep. Martin Heinrich (NM-01) and Rep. Ben Ray Luján (NM-03), in sending a letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu and ...
  1 week ago

• Readings

  
  Iloilo Views — Authority: 137
  And so, Mayor Jerry Treñas has declared he is running for congressman of Iloilo City, challenging not only the reign of Rep. Raul Gonzalez Jr. but also the political strength of the self-proclaimed King of Iloilo, Presidential Legal Counsel Raul Gonzalez Sr. This signals the break-up of the Gonzalez-Treñas group, ...
  1 week ago

• Rep. Lujan talks health care, Afghanistan on KRQE

  
  New Mexico Independent — Authority: 589
  Congressman Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., was on New Mexico news station KRQE about health care reform this morning, saying he believes the bill has been improved after the August recess. “One of the biggest improvements to the bill, and what we’ve actually helped do, is we’ve decreased the cost,” Lujan said. ...
  2 weeks ago

• Corporate Social Responsibility

  
  Iloilo Views — Authority: 137
  In these troubled times, it is heartwarming to note that a number of corporations have embarked on undertakings that proactively promote the public interest by encouraging community growth and development, and voluntarily eliminating practices that harm the public realm. This recent development in the business world ...
  2 weeks ago

• Republican objects to IHCIA reauthorization inclusion in House health care bill

  
  Featured States News — Authority: 158
  Original Author:  LP Congressman Doc Hastings, R-Wash., objected to including a renewal of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) reauthorization legislation today. This is a proposal that Congressman Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., fought to have included in the final health ...
  2 weeks ago

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