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.
Is the Legislature feeling the pressure from the people?
Maybe.
Steve Terrell of the Santa Fe New Mexican reports on his blog that the New Mexico Senate voted 30-10 this morning to reconsider whether to Webcast its proceedings.
Terrell writes:
The Senate, just a few minutes ago voted 3-to-1 to have the Committee on Committees reconsider its vote last month to not go ahead with Webcasting and to take down the expensive Web cameras that had been purchased and installed in the Senate Chambers.
However it doesn’t look as if there will be any Senate Webcasts soon. The Committee on Committees discussed it and had a number of questions concerning pricing, etc. for the Legislative Council Service.
Sen. Carlos Cisneros also asked the LCS to check with other states on the effects that Web cameras had on their Legislatures. (Remember, we’re one only five states that does not have some type of webcasting and two of those broadcast floor sessions and some committee meetings on television.
