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 2nd Congressional District race between Harry Teague, D-N.M., and Steve Pearce, R-N.M., is now considered a “tossup” according to CQ Politics.
“What little edge Teague had, as a Democratic freshman in a Republican-leaning district, fled when his Republican predecessor — Steve Pearce, the state’s unsuccessful 2008 Senate nominee — announced he would run in 2010 to try to reclaim the House seat he’d held for three terms,” CQ Politics says in a story about changing the race from “Leans Democratic” to “Tossup.”
Meanwhile, a study shows that online town-hall style meetings can help a member of Congress with approval ratings and, consequently, re-election according to Tech President.
“Most intriguing, these kinds of meetings can sway constituent opinion in ways that face-to-face townhalls may not,” Tech President writes.
Meanwhile, a key Senator in the public option battle, Mary Landrieu, D-La., is now on the fence about the public health insurance option, our sister site the Washington Independent reports.
With Landrieu “On the Fence,” there are no Democrats remaining in the “Likely Opponents” column in the Senate Public Option Scoreboard. Just one Republican — Sen. Olympia Snowe of Maine — is “On the Fence,” and none are “Likely Supporters.” Overall, there are 47 probable yes votes for a public option, 38 likely no’s and 15 senators on the fence.
Meanwhile, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., will make a major announcement at 3:15 ET, that would be 1:15 New Mexico time, today about health care reform.
Right now it appears that there will be an opt out provision for the public option, which would allow individual states to reject the public health insurance option.
