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Shea has Pavilides?

Ortiz y Pino for Congress?

"We are not denying that he is running for Congress."

So sayeth Harry Pavlides, the Roundhouse gadabout now working for freshman Sen. Gerald Ortiz y Pino. The Albuquerque Democrat today successfully passed two bills out of the Senate, one of them a legacy from his predecessor.

Big bills are blipping on business' radar

By Mike Tumolillo

February 28, 2005

 

Bills are in, leaders are pontificating, committees are churning, and the Albuquerque business community is watching and waiting as the Roundhouse does its legislative lambada.

 

 Blipping on business' radar are the usual topics of concern: taxes, the environment, education and health care.

 

PNM customers can expect lower gas bills in March

NMBW Staff

 

Public Service Company of New Mexico (NYSE: PNM) announced Monday that March's per therm price of natural gas will drop to 41.77 cents, a near 30 percent reduction from February's average price of 58.41 cents.

 

High court to review Indian reservation fuel taxes

 By HOPE YEN | Associated Press

 February 28, 2005

 

 WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court said Monday it will consider whether states may tax motor fuel that is sold on Indian reservations.

 

Justices will review a case that sided with the Prairie Band Potawatomi tribe in Kansas. At issue is whether states may tax non-Indian companies off-site that distribute fuel to tribal operators on reservations, with the expectation that the companies would then recoup their costs by collecting from tribal retailers.

 

Presidential Speculation Targets Governors

  By Robert Tanner

The Associated Press

    WASHINGTON— For governors thinking about running for the White House in 2008, a formal dinner with President Bush at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. provides a glimpse of what the future could hold.

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The Note picked up on something that matters to one New Mexican

We know of one governor who may be out of the running in 2008 — or at least just wants people to stop talking about it on their own. This e-mail went out last night from http://votevilsack.com:

"Hello Supporters. Some bad news. We received the official request to abandon our efforts to get Governor Vilsack to run again in 2006. We certainly respect his decision but feel like we made a good last ditch effort. We've changed the site to reflect his wishes.

"Many thanks to those of you that put your names on the site and the kind words for our efforts.

"Team VoteVilsack.com"

But yesterday's Des Moines Register had a must-read Tom Beaumont story about how Vilsack plans a lot of '06 political work on behalf of others, after his high-level political pow wow last Friday. http://votevilsack.com

GOP's Mindy and Katie get Noted

"Hi everyone, it's Mindy and Katie again. Thank you all for making the first segment of Off the Record such a hit! Your interest certainly proved that Senator John Thune of South Dakota is a rising star in the GOP."

If you weren't lucky enough to receive the email this morning from the GOP sorority sisters, you can read it at ABC News' The Note.

TVI launches virtual InfoTech Academy

TVI launches virtual InfoTech Academy: "The Albuquerque Technical Vocational Institute has launched a virtual InfoTech Academy to amalgamate its range of computer information systems career pathways, degrees, certifications and course offer..."

(Via Big News Network.com - New Mexico News.)

Political Haze and Presidential Bong Hits Cloud Serious Issue

I always assumed that the President was one of those people who consumed narcotics in alphabetical order, proceeding from Beer to Coke, but I'm not suprised to read his tacit acknowledgement of smoking marijuana.

Its unfortunate the focus is on the political impact of the transcripts rather than the larger issue of the "global war on drugs" and the impact of strict sentencing guidelines on many Americans. The President is willing to use his political capital to overhaul social security, but is he willing to reexamine drug policy?

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