Ban political contributions in New Mexico? (Podcast) SANTA FE (KSFR) -
-- KSFR's At Noon midday report for Tues., Oct. 27.

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A small but telling number of states have puts laws on their books outlawing political contributions from companies and special interest groups. We'll find out from Think New Mexico's Fred Nathan who they are and about his similar proposal that New Mexico lawmakers will be looking at this coming January.


Pay to play, whenever it's proven, raises the question of ethics in office. It comes up as well in the individual actions of elected officials. Thom Cole, an investigative and columnist for the Albuquerque Journal took a look at the members of the Public Regulation Commission in a recent column.


The Los Alamos National Laboratory supercomputer, dubbed "Roadrunner," is the fastest in the world.






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