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.
When Barack Obama spoke on credit card reform today, he gave praise to all three members of the New Mexico House delegation for their votes on the issue last week. He also said that both U.S Senators from New Mexico “stand on your side” on the issue.
Video from Congressman Ben Ray Lujan’s YouTube page is above, and here’s the part from the White House transcript:
New Mexico, you should be proud that you’ve elected people, as I said before — Ben Ray Luján, Martin Heinrich, Harry Teague — (applause) — who stood up for you by voting for that bill. (Applause.) Even as we speak, the Senate is debating its version of the bill, and I know your senators, Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall, stand on your side, too. (Applause.)
Democracy for New Mexico might have something to say about Bingaman, though.
And as for the mispronunciation, I feel your pain, Representative Heinrich. I can count on one hand how many times people have pronounced “Reichbach” correctly on the first try.
