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Her election comes as Democrats try to reclaim the governor’s office and win a traditionally Republican congressional seat in the southern part of the state. There are also open races for land commissioner – now held by a Libertarian – and an Albuquerque-based seat in Congress, now held by Lujan Grisham. … [Read more...] about NM Dems tab Elliston as state chairwoman

Fisker is more than a year behind rolling out its $97,000 luxury vehicle bankrolled in part with DOE money. While more are promised soon, just two of its cars have been delivered, including one to movie star Leonardo DiCaprio. And Tesla’s own SEC filings say it has lost money every quarter and states: “We have a history of losses and we expect significant increases in our costs and expenses to result in continuing losses for at least the foreseeable future ."  While Tesla’s major DOE funding is intended to help it mass produce a new $57,400 Model S sedan, the company has no experience in a project so vast. … [Read more...] about Energy’s risky $1 billion bet on two politically-connected electric car builders

Despite all the litigation, experts say, the end result this time won’t be much different than in the past, when a procedure  intended to assure that each American receives equal representation is instead used by Republicans and Democrats alike to game the system to their advantage. Republicans controlled four times as many state legislatures as did Democrats, but after the GOP won huge gains in 2010, there wasn’t much room to increase their advantage. The party’s intent instead, experts say, was to secure the seats they already have. According to an analysis by the Brennan Center for Justice,part of the New York University School of Law, Republicans pushed 11 additional districts to their advantage, meaning 241 seats now lean Republican, one fewer than the party currently holds as the result of a big victory in 2010. … [Read more...] about Redistricting: GOP and Dems alike have cloaked the process in secrecy

A CRAZY QUILT OF LAWSThe United States, unlike many countries, has no national policies governing assisted reproductive technology, including surrogacy. And state laws vary widely from one state to the next. Several states expressly prohibit it, declaring all such agreements void and unenforceable as a matter of public policy. A few even make it a crime to pay for surrogacy. Other states allow it but restrict its use to married couples or to cases in which at least one of the intended parents has a genetic link to the child. And a handful of states have been very open to the use of reproductive technology and have allowed it to flourish. … [Read more...] about As Surrogacy Becomes More Popular, Legal Problems Proliferate

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 off the new homepage during a county commissioners' regular Thursday meeting. The revamped version has been in the works for more than two years, he said. … [Read more...] about Colorado Springs, El Paso County tout website makeovers