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.
In case you were wondering, the number of Democrats who are either in the race or have expressed interest in the race to replace Diane Denish as lieutenant governor is now at nine.
Santa Fe County Sheriff, one of the nine, told the Santa Fe New Mexican’s Kate Nash, “We got to the point of a basketball team a while back and now we’re at the point of a football squad.”
So who are the nine?
The aforementioned Solano is in the race with state Rep. Jose Campos, the executive director of the Mid-Region Council of Governments Lawrence Rael, state Sens. Jerry Ortiz y Pino and Linda Lopez. And former Democratic Party of New Mexico Chairman Brian Colon will officially announce tonight at a fundraiser.
Española Mayor Joe Maestas, ex-U.S. Navy officer Matthew Padilla and state Sen. Tim Eichenberg have all reportedly expressed interest in the position.
Four of the nine say Albuquerque is their hometown. Colón is the only candidate who lives south of Albuquerque, in Belen, while Santa Fe (Solano), Santa Rosa (Campos) and tiny Sile (Rael) are all represented.
