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 unofficial results show that Richard “R.J.” Berry will be the next mayor of Albuquerque, with 186 out of 186 precincts reporting in Albuquerque municipal election. Berry received 43.82 percent of the votes, while incumbent mayor Martin Chavez received 35.02 percent of the vote and former state Senator Pro Tem Richard Romero received 20.98 percent of the vote. Only provisional ballots left to be counted.
There were 83,213 votes cast in the election, less than the 86,757 votes cast in the 2005 election in which Chavez won his third term.
Further down the ballot, the unofficial results show that in City Council District 3 Isaac Benton retained his seat against Alan Armijo, winning 59.37 percent to 40.63 percent. In City Council District 5, incumbent city councilor Michael Cadigan appears to have to Dan Lewis with 55.98 percent to 44.02 percent.
The only other race with two candidates on the ballot, in City Council District 9, featured city councilor Don Harris defeating David Barbour 79.22 percent to 20.78 percent.
All ballot questions seem to have passed.
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