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.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ..........Marg EllistonTRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES – Seeking stability in a critical election year, Democratic Party leaders elected Marg Elliston on Saturday to serve as chairwoman of the state party.Elliston, a Corrales resident and retired state employee, vowed to help turn New Mexico blue, as voters fill two open seats in Congress and pick a new governor and state land commissioner – all wide-open campaigns with no incumbent.ADVERTISEMENT“I think it’s time we change New Mexico,” she said Saturday, “and I think the Democratic Party is the engine for this change.”Elliston said her own experience as a youngster in Houston underscored the importance of political change. Her mother worked as a voter registrar at a time when Texans had to pay a “poll tax” … [Read more...] about NM Dems tab Elliston as state chairwoman

Standing in a shuttered General Motors plant in Wilmington, Del., Vice President Joe Biden heralded a half-billion-dollar Department of Energy loan that would transform the idled site into a production line for electric cars.“Folks, we're making a bet,” Biden said on Oct. 27, 2009. “We're making a bet in the future, we're making a bet in the American people, we're making a bet in the market, we're making a bet in innovation.”That loan is part of a $1 billion bet the Energy Department has made on two politically connected California electric carmakers producing sporty — and pricey — cutting-edge autos. One is Fisker Automotive , the project heralded by Biden and backed by a powerhouse venture capital firm whose partners include former Vice President Al Gore and a campaign donor to President Obama. The other is Tesla Motors , whose prime backers include a major fundraiser for Obama and Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey … [Read more...] about Energy’s risky $1 billion bet on two politically-connected electric car builders

Calls for reform have gone largely unheeded, as legislators mainipulate Census numbers for partisan gainWhen state legislators in Wisconsin began work last year on a plan for redistricting, the once-a-decade process when states draw new district maps for Congress and state legislatures, they found themselves presented with non-disclosure agreements requiring them to keep their deliberations confidential. Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Dave Obey testifies at legislative hearing on Republican redistricting plans on July 13. 2011, in Madison, Wis.    Scott Bauer/APIn Ohio, the Republican National Committee kicked off a training session on redistricting for state leaders by telling them to “keep it secret.”Democratic leaders in Illinois held dozens of public hearings after promising a more open process. But all of the meetings came before the congressional redistricting maps were released, and the Democratic majority quickly approved their own proposals with … [Read more...] about Redistricting: GOP and Dems alike have cloaked the process in secrecy

Illustration by James SteinbergLike many couples, R.W.S. and B.C.F. wanted a child of their own. But the couple—in this case two gay men from Minneapolis—had ruled out adoption, which left surrogacy their only viable option.So the two men did what so many others in their position have done: They turned to the Internet.On the website of Surrogate Mothers Online, a volunteer-run support group for the surrogacy community, they came across a posting from a Minneapolis-area woman offering her services as a surrogate. Before long, the couple entered into a contract with the surrogate and paid her an undisclosed fee for her services. Through medical science, the woman soon became impregnated with a baby from R.W.S.’ sperm and her own egg.Nine months later the surrogate gave birth—first, to a healthy baby girl, then to litigation.At first, everything went smoothly between the new fathers and their surrogate. After the baby girl was born, the surrogate visited the … [Read more...] about As Surrogacy Becomes More Popular, Legal Problems Proliferate

0 View Comments El Paso County and Colorado Springs each unveiled a digital makeover this week. Once a cluttered and outdated maze of menus and tabs, the county's website now features an easy-to-navigate interface with accents of blue and a slideshow of photographs showing the Pikes Peak region's natural beauty, from bighorn sheep to Pulpit Rock. Officials say the website, which remains at the URL www.elpasoco.com, makes it easier for citizens to find exactly what their looking for. Users can choose from a list of "popular services," such as marriage licenses or Department of Motor Vehicles information, or use a search bar on the homepage for more specific inquiries. The county recently has spent more than $200,000 - most of which paid for the updated website - on efforts to improve its digital presence. Some components of the old online platform dated back to the county's original website, which launched in the 1980s, county spokesman Dave Rose told commissioners while showing … [Read more...] about Colorado Springs, El Paso County tout website makeovers