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 U.S. House of Representatives is expected to introduce a health care reform bill on Thursday, the Washington Post says. The bill will include a public option, as many had expected.
Nancy Pelosi and House leadership are scheduled to introduce the bill today at 8:30 a.m. New Mexico time (10:30 Eastern Time).
The public option included, however, will not be the most “robust” of the options being discussed. As The Washington Post reports:
Senior Democratic House aides said the bill would likely include a version of the “public option” preferred by moderates and may raise Medicaid eligibility levels to 150 percent of the federal poverty level for all adults, a steeper increase than in earlier drafts.
With the Senate version unveiled earlier this week, it appears health care reform is entering its end game.
