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…
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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.
People get testy during the last days of a legislative session.
Especially if you are a legislative leader in one chamber, and you feel dissed by lawmakers in the other chamber.
Translation: If the Senate, for example, feels that the House is not hearing enough of its lawmakers’ bills – or vice versa — a standoff ensues.
By all appearances, that standoff commenced Tuesday night.
“We’ve been told a committee in the House is not listening to any Senate bills,” Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez, D-Belen, told senators moments before he recessed the chamber for the night. “We will not hear any House bills until they start listening to Senate bills.”
It’s unclear what House committee Sanchez was talking about. But look for more fireworks if some kind of agreement is not reached between the two chambers.
