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The New Mexico Independent going forward

By | 11.16.11

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…

EIB hears more anti-cap-and-trade testimony

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By | 11.10.11

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…

New Mexico’s largest university low in popularity

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By | 11.10.11

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.

What about webcasting the guv’s news conferences?

By | 02.19.09 | 3:30 pm

In doing research for a column published earlier today about the economy and the state of affairs in California, I came across something cool: Calif. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is into webcasting.

His office webcasts live audio and video of his news conferences and other events. And it’s all archived on his government Web site so people can watch it later. Check it out by clicking here.

It made me think: In New Mexico, we’re still trying to get the state Legislature to webcast audio and video of its proceedings, but with the Legislature, we’re at least moving in that direction. What if Gov. Bill Richardson’s news conferences and other major events were all webcast and archived online as well?

How about it, guv?

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