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.
The Roundhouse may be awash in a sea of lobbyists, but good luck finding out who they are or how much they’re spending.
NMI’s Trip Jennings reported in January that there were already 500 lobbyists and 600 lobbyist organizations registered for the 2009 session. And, he said, the secretary of state’s office expects more than 1,000 lobbyists will be registered before it’s all over.
The secretary of state’s Web site is supposed to have a searchable database of lobbyists, the organizations they work for, plus a searchable database of lobbyists’ reports. But the site is down. And the secretary of state’s webmaster, Angel Espinosa, told the Independent she can’t say for sure when it will be back online.
In the meantime, if you want to see what kind of money state legislators are floating in, you can call the secretary of state and ask for personal help.
