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.
A Republican Party activist is preparing to form an exploratory committee as he considers challenging U.S. Rep. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., for the 1st Congressional District seat next year.
The potential challenger is Jon Barela, a former vice chairman of the Republican Party of New Mexico and past president of the Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce. A fundraiser will be held Saturday to help raise money for the exploratory committee, according to an e-mail invitation sent on Tuesday by the host of the event, GOP activist Kevin Reid.
In the e-mail to his “close friends,” Reid wrote that he’s supporting Barela because of his conservative and commonsense values. Reid is asking people to commit $2,300 for the primary to allow Barela to form the exploratory committee.
