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.
Budget woes keep growing. According to the Associated Press, Farmington has cut city spending by $3.3 million.
On the positive side, the cuts do not include furloughs, pay cuts or layoffs. Instead, the cuts focus on road work, park improvements, police and fire departments funding.
Similarly, KOB TV reports on Gov. Bill Richardson’s plan to address the $441 million state budget shortfall. The governor repeats his hope to balance the budget gap without raising taxes, making cuts to education or layoffs.
Meanwhile, New Mexico State University computer science student researchers are focusing some of their energy… on energy saving solutions for electronic devices. The researchers are using their data to compile a list of “energy saving solutions” that will help educate local residents of the ways they can become more energy efficient.
And lastly, the Albuquerque Journal reports that Hispanic and African-American students are at a higher risk of being hospitalized with H1N1 due to poverty, according to a recent Chicago study. Dr. Alfredo Vigil, the state Health Department secretary, tells the Journal that it would be “shocking” if that weren’t the case.
NMI’s Danielle Bauer contributed to this post.
