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.
New Mexico’s senior U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman was the subject of a profile by Politico. Politico was looking at his influence as a member of both the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (or HELP Committee) and Senate Finance Committee.
Bingaman got some glowing reviews from some of his former Democratic Senate colleagues.
“He used to say, ‘One of two things happens when you get elected. Some swell. Others grow,’” former Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle told POLITICO. “Over the years, Jeff has grown.”
“He’s a Westerner: quiet, smart, doesn’t behave like a talk show guest, trustworthy and important when it comes time to do the work,” said former Sen. Bob Kerrey of Nebraska. “I have heard people interpret his unwillingness to jump quickly and say, ‘I’ll support that’ at every twist and turn of the legislative process as a sign of indecisiveness and caution. I see careful, methodical, reliable work being done. If Obama signs a bill this year, he’ll be able to because of Bingaman.”
With the healthcare debate ramping up, Bingaman sits on the two committees that will have a huge role in crafting the healthcare bill.
Bingaman has served in the Senate since 1983 and is currently 13th in seniority in the Senate.
