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.
Potential 2010 Republican gubernatorial candidate Allen Weh announced today that he’s traveling the state in the next two weeks to talk with business leaders and small-business owners about the economy.
“I want to hear about their struggles in keeping jobs, but I also want to hear about what they want done in the future,” he said in a news release. “For the last eight years, Bill Richardson and Diane Denish have shackled New Mexico businesses with taxes that are higher than our bordering states, as well as excessive, often irrational, regulations. All of this combined drives business away from New Mexico and costs our economy jobs. It’s time to think different.”
Weh, who has formed an exploratory committee as he considers running for governor, will visit 26 New Mexico counties and travel 2,500 miles, according to the news release. No additional details were released.
Weh isn’t the first Republican who’s active in the gubernatorial race to travel the state to talk about issues. Though he hasn’t publicized his travels in advance like Weh is, Greg Zanetti, the only declared Republican candidate, has been traveling the state for weeks to talk with business leaders, GOP activists, journalists and others about his candidacy.
The only declared Democratic candidate is Denish, the incumbent lieutenant governor. Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez says he’s formed an exploratory committee as he considers challenging Denish for the Democratic Party’s nomination.
