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.
Democratic 3rd Congressional District candidate Don Wiviott has pumped another $100,000 into his campaign, bringing his self-financing to more than $1 million for the primary race.
According to Federal Election Commission records, Wiviott’s newest loan was made on Tuesday and brings the total he has loaned his campaign to $1,090,000. It’s more than any other candidate has contributed to his own campaign in New Mexico this year.
Wiviott has said since he entered the race that he will spend whatever it takes to win. He’s in a hotly contested primary race with five other Democrats, the most prominent being Public Regulation Commissioner Ben R. Luján, the son of the speaker of the state House. Wiviott has been rapidly spending money to flood the airwaves with several different television commercials.
At the end of March, Wiviott reported that he had raised just under $110,000 from outside contributors to his House campaign.
