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 Ruidoso News is tracking federal stimulus funds — $27.5M on the way from D.C. for water projects. This money will specifically help reconstruct and expand the wastewater treatment plant in Ruidoso.
Meanwhile, the Ute Water Project is moving forward, so reports the Clovis News Journal. However, the $432M project is still not in the bag just yet — many representatives and communities planning to be part of the project have called for another study to iron out a few concerns.
In business news, Positive Energy Solar is expanding from its presence in Santa Fe and Albuquerque. With clientele ranging from larger commercial enterprises to smaller residential installations, Positive Energy’s new office will be powered, of course, by solar modules in the form of door and window awnings.
And on the state politics beat, the Santa Fe New Mexican’s Steve Terrell reports on Albuquerque state Sen. Jerry Ortiz y Pino’s plan to run for the Democratic nomination to be the next lieutenant governor. Ortiz y Pino hopes to work alongside current Lt. Gov Diane Denish, if she wins the governor’s race.
NMI’s Danielle Bauer contributed mightily to this post.
