World & Nation
Almost unnoticed in the final blitz of rallies, opinion polls and punditry surrounding Mexico’s most hotly contested presidential elections in six decades was this prediction by author Carlos Fuentes: “Mexico will have a bad president, with a good government. . . .
Aug. 16, 1994
Politics: Dispute over Yucatan election council underscores party’s defiance of federal authority.
Jan. 14, 2001
State’s reform plan has been rejected by court. In its place is a confusing mix of policies that has sown confusion, anger.
Nov. 5, 1997
Mexico’s ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party and its principal opposition continued to battle today for control of the Baja California state legislature, while the opposition gained a historic triumph in the Tijuana mayoral race.
July 11, 1989
State legislatures will be in the spotlight as a result of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling giving the power to regulate abortion to states.
July 3, 2022
Less than a day after a court stripped Mexico’s former ruling party of the Tabasco state governorship, legislators amended the state’s constitution Saturday to delay calling new elections for 18 months.
Dec. 31, 2000
Mexico antiabortion forces swaying state legislatures
Dec. 27, 2009
Dec. 26, 2009
New Mexico’s top election regulator and governor wants to designate election day as a state holiday to encourage voting and make it easier to request and cast ballots by mail.
Jan. 6, 2022
Gambling: Both sides agree to end standoff while a federal judge rules on compacts allowing Vegas-style operations.
Jan. 20, 1996