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.
Gov. Bill Richardson has received more than 9,400 calls, e-mails and walk-ins on legislation to repeal the death penalty and replace it with life without parole, his office said Tuesday.
Of 9,413 constituents who voiced their opinion on HB 285, 7,169 were for repeal compared to 2,244 against, a news release from the governor’s office said.
Richardson has until midnight Wednesday to decide whether to sign or veto the legislation.
Richardson asked the public to weigh in on whether he should sign the legislation after the New Mexico Senate voted 24-18 to end capital punishment after hours of wide-ranging debate on Friday.
If Richardson signs the bill, New Mexico would join 14 other states in abolishing the death penalty (pdf).
