I am writing today to announce the closure of the New Mexico Independent. After three and a half years of operation in New Mexico, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news…
While environmental activists played their part yesterday during demonstrations at the capitol building, going so far as to dress up as solar panels and to sing the tune of “You Are My Sunshine,” their counterparts, the anti-cap-and-trade contingency who has…
Roughly one quarter of University of New Mexico students are unimpressed with the state’s flagship public school, according to a survey that questioned college students about their higher education experiences.
Blogs, blogs and more blogs. Tuesday is my day to do the New Mexico Independent’s blog roundup. Since I’m from Las Cruces, expect a southern slant.
But first the breaking news: The Albuquerque Journal’s blog is reporting a major power outage affecting about 25,000 people in northern New Mexico, including people in the Española and Cuba areas. Parents of school-aged students are being asked to check with the schools. Some want children picked up as soon as possible.
Onward. New Mexico State University government professor Jose Z. Garcia, a Democrat, has a posting on his blog that analyzes the state Senate leadership battle between Tim Jennings of Roswell and Carlos Cisneros of Questa. While Garcia says the issue is complicated, the bottom line is this: There’s a strong north/south dynamic at play, and the south could lose a lot of influence if Cisneros wins.
Meanwhile, in Albuquerque, the conservative Mario Burgos has some ideas for dealing with the state’s budget crunch. Not surprisingly, he says the state needs to start cutting services and expenditures that have been added since Gov. Bill Richardson came into office and the state started dramatically expanding its budget.
Last, how about a shameless plug for one of the columnists on my own blog? Carter Bundy has an interesting posting that makes the case for why the auto union and its members aren’t to blame for Detroit’s financial problems.
