Posts by Jeff Proctor

“Mad dash” is an overused cliche, but it aptly describes the final stretch of a New Mexico legislative session — particularly the 30-day versions in even-numbered years. That’s precisely where we find ourselves now, with six days to go in Santa Fe and a seemingly endless number of runners sprinting toward the finish line.  This…

Last year, an envelope addressed to me arrived at NMPBS; its sender was not identified. I’ve received many such parcels in a 24-year journalism career, so I opened it with a mix of tempered excitement and skepticism. Inside was a cache of documents purporting to show that Jay Mitchell, who heads the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon…