LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall A New Mexico high school is in uproar over a final exam that allegedly used a racial slur for a question, according to Thursday reports. A Roswell High School student took a screenshot of the final exam question, which reportedly read “why are niggers black?” reports KOB…
by Brian Nichols Dear Langston Bowens, I recently had the pleasure of reading your opinion piece on Red Alert Politics, in which you detailed why you announced your resignation from your Co-Chair position at the New Mexico College Republicans after your branch decided not to support Donald Trump, the GOP nominee, but rather endorsed the…
Johnson Is Challenging Clinton and Trump by Elias J. Atienza Courtesy of Albuquerque Journal Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson may be lagging in national polls, but in crucial states, he is doing well. In a recent poll released by the Albuquerque Journal found Gary Johnson at 24 percent, just a scant 7 percent away from Trump, and 11 percent away…
Law Prohibits Interference (Including Burping) in Education by Josh Guckert On Monday, a federal appeals court upheld the petty misdemeanor arrest of a seventh-grade student for loud burping during class. The court ruled that the officer and teachers involved were entitled to immunity and that the arrest was justified under a New Mexico law prohibiting anyone…
Ethan Barton New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in federal court Monday over the Gold King Mine spill. Balderas filed the lawsuit on behalf of the New Mexico Environment Department, which argues the EPA’s response to the spill was inadequate, the Farmington Daily Times reported. Environmental Restoration LLC,…
Gary Johnson, the former Governor of New Mexico, is used to relying on his record. He is the only one with political experience in the LP race, after all. But is his record up to par with what he says? Not according to an article by James Spiller in the National Review. When Johnson first…
Pundits are declaring Trump’s win in Oregon as some sort of major victory. Truth is, despite being the only candidate in the race, more than 30% of the GOP voters decided they would rather cast their ballot for a candidate no longer running. How this is supposed to signal the GOP getting behind Trump is…
Gary Johnson, the former two-term Republican governor of New Mexico, got 14% in his home state in a new poll conducted by Public Policy Polling for the New Mexico Political Report. The poll, conducted over the weekend, found that Clinton leading with 41%, while Trump received 33%. Clinton and Trump hold large leads in their parties….
Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson, the current Libertarian Party frontrunner and likely nominee, said in an interview with the Daily Caller that this year was the best opportunity for Libertarians in a general election an opportunity like it they may not see again. Johnson believes the current political climate is ripe for a third party candidate to capitalize,…
By Casey Harper New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez signed a bill to abolish civil asset forfeiture Friday. She signed just before the noon deadline that would have pocket vetoed the legislation. “As an attorney and career prosecutor, I understand how important it is that we ensure safeguards are in place to protect our constitutional rights,” Martinez said in…