The Permian Basin is one of the most productive oil and gas producing regions in the United States, with an output of over 2 million barrels per day. As recent hiring announcements suggest, producers are continuing to invest in one of the few spots in the country where oil exploration still turns a profit. Responsible…
Year: 2016
Dems Gear Up For 2020 Redistricting In “Unprecedented New Effort”
Santa Fe – As Democrats lick their wounds after the 2016 election, Republicans now control both chambers in 32 states, the largest state legislative majority held by the GOP since 1920. Democrats will have total control of just 13 state legislatures. A big contributor to the success of the GOP has been attributed to an…
Cangiolosi To Lead NM GOP & New Senate Majority Leader Signals Push For Campaign Finance Reform
Albuquerque – On the second Sunday of this month, the members of the New Mexico GOP State Central committee voted 62% to 38% (251 to 156) to elect Ryan Cangiolosi over John Rockwell as the next chairman of the New Mexico GOP. The campaign to succeed Debbie Maestas as chair turned predictably ugly as anonymous…
Clinton Apathy Gives Trump the Win & NM House Goes Blue
Albuquerque – From the moment Ohio was called for Trump on Tuesday night I knew something was up. Could Trump really pull off the biggest upset in modern political history? No Republican has ever become President without winning Ohio, so Trump’s path to victory had just survived a major hurdle. I continued to watch the…