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 Ramah Navajo Chapter in New Mexico will be the first tribal recipient of recovery funding. The funding will be for road repairs.
The chapter will be getting more than $644,000 to repave nearly 10 miles of Ramah Navajo Route 25, according to the White House. The money will be coming from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
“These funds will make dramatic improvements to some of the most rural roads in the nation, while putting people to work in an economically-distressed area,” said U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. “This project is a great reminder that investment in infrastructure is also an investment in people.”
The Ramah Navajo Chapter was one of the first tribes to sign a Indian Reservation Road agreement with the federal government. This allows the tribe to work directly with the FHWA for funding rather than work through the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
