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.
A bill that would abolish the death penalty in New Mexico now faces its toughest hurdle: getting through the Senate Judiciary Committee. Previously, similar bills have died in this committee. Steve Terrell of the Santa Fe New Mexican has more here.
In other news from around the state, the Waste Isolation Pilot Program, known as WIPP, is back in the news after securing a shipment of remote-handled transuranic waste from Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, reports the Carlsbad Current-Argus. The Department of Energy says: WIPP it, WIPP it good!
At last, the controversial bill to end tax incentives for the film industry in New Mexico is dead, the Portales News-Tribune reports. State Rep. Dennis Kintigh, R-Roswell, believes that the tax credits and loans are unfair to state taxpayers and that the economic returns are not as high as once believed. The bill would have saved the state $60 million, but it may have put 10,000 locals out of work.
The New Zealand-based IT company Tamaki Control is setting up shop in Portales, according to the Clovis News Journal. Tamaki provides support for the Southwest Cheese plant and Dairy Concepts. The company recognized a need for its services in the area and looks to get “quietly established.”
New Mexico high school and community college students will be able to do dual-credit coursework through a new curriculum in film education, thanks to an agreement worked out between the state Public Education Department, the Higher Education Department and the union that represents film workers. The classes are aimed at training local students for high-paying jobs in the movie industry, the New Mexico Business Weekly reports.
The Pit is going to get a $60 million facelift over the next two years, KOB reports. The renovations at the University of New Mexico’s indoor sports arena may help UNM’s ability to attract big tournaments, something that looked bleak with the Pit’s current amenities. The money will also go to a sports bar and more than 400 club seats. Officials are also looking toward selling alcohol.
The greatest thing about NMI intern Danielle Bauer, who wrote pretty much this whole piece, is that you can’t tell her jokes from mine. Which makes me look good. Which is what interns are supposed to do.
