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 New Mexico Foundation for Open Government (NMFOG) hot line is now open to help citizens, journalists and public officials who have been denied access to public records or public meetings, the Associated Press reports. If you encounter problems with access, call (888) 843-9121 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, for advice.
NMFOG members include members of the press and media organizations, educators, lawyers and mostly, the general public.
According to its Web site, “NMFOG was created to fill a specific need because public officials and public agencies in New Mexico were–and some still are–often disdainful of the public’s right to know and of the laws intended to insure public access to government decision-making.”
