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.
Yesterday, a report published on the New Mexico Watchdog site said that Lt. Gov. Diane Denish used federal funds for things like PR, a driver to take her to events, and Christmas cards. Denish’s office says the money was used for legitimate purposes. Both the Santa Fe New Mexican and Albuquerque Journal have reports.
Elsewhere, after a 20-year partnership, Mesa Air Group is ending its pilot training program at San Juan College. This semester will also conclude the school’s aviation department. The Mesa Air Group suggests it can no longer sustain the program, while school officials say the discontinuation was unexpected.
On Wednesday the state Supreme Court rejected a motion to continue collecting higher pension payments for some part-time government workers. A large part of the decision is based on the fact that the state saves more than $40M a year, which looks attractive during the state budget shortfall.
And in case you missed this week’s Albuquerque City Council meeting, here’s the highlight from Weekly Alibi: councilors allocated $50,000 to the commercial kitchen at the South Valley Economic Development Center. Kitchens at small business incubators help eager entrepreneurs get a leg up on the American dream. One day you’re making salsa in your kitchen, the next day you’re selling it in every grocery story in the country. It could happen!
On Saturday, the New Mexico Heritage Preservation Alliance (NMHPA) will announce the most recently nominated and accepted “Most Endangered Places in New Mexico,” including Coronado State Monument in Bernalillo, the Luna-Otero Mansion and fence in Los Lunas, the Cambray Overpass in Cambray and the De la O Saloon and Village of Doña Ana in Doña Ana.
