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.
There’s an Albuquerque Police Department press conference set for 2 p.m. today to discuss the bodies found on the West Mesa. KOB-TV’s Jeremy Jojola said he will be twittering live from the press conference. You can follow along at his Twitter page.
Coco isn’t happy with the TIDD legislation that passed Thursday. “New Mexico has no shortage of opportunities for reckless public finance,” Coco wrote. “Our history is riddled with huge boondoggley infrastructure projects and sour investments. But even by those standards, TIDDs are a big one.”
Scot Key gets wonky with public education. He looks at the America’s Choice Math Navigator and wonders if it is worth it.
A blogger at Duke City Fix talks to a resident of Los Griegos who has lived in the same house since 1951. It’s a great piece of Albuquerque history and reminds me that my great-great grandpa moved into a house in the Bel-Air neighborhood at nearly the same time. My great-grandpa still lives there.
To say that Democracy for New Mexico is mad at the domestic partnership decision Thursday would be an understatement.
Mario Burgos says he doesn’t much like ethics legislation, but he backs bills to encourage government transparency. So he is throwing his support behind an effort by the Sunlight Foundation to encourage the administration to put the bill up for 72 hours before voting on it. The effort is located at Readthebill.org
Read The Bill from Sunlight Foundation on Vimeo.
