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.
The governor’s office said a few minutes ago that Gov. Bill Richardson will hold a 6 p.m. press conference at the Capitol to say whether he signed or vetoed legislation to repeal the death penalty.
There was no word on how he had decided.
New Mexicans have weighed in on the issue. Of more than 9,400 calls, e-mails and walk-in visits that Richardson has received on the issue, 7,169 were for repeal, compared to 2,244 against, the governor’s office said earlier this week.
Wednesday, Lt. Gov. Diane Denish urged Richardson to sign the legislation.
“I support replacing the death penalty with a sentence of life in prison with no chance of parole,” Denish said in a news release. “If you’ve committed murder, you will be behind bars the rest of your life, no exceptions. I will continue working with our police officers and prosecutors and with victims’ families to make sure justice is served.”
