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.
Lt. Gov. Diane Denish is in Washington D.C. today, where she spoke at an event for the Democratic Governor’s Association (DGA). The event was attended by many current Democratic governors and gubernatorial candidates from across the country, and covered by the national press. Politico, for exampl, called Denish the anti-Bill Richardson.From that story:
“I’m a different kind of leader, and I think it’s well established in New Mexico that my style is distinctly different than Governor Richardson’s,” said Denish. “I’ll be running on my own record, I want to be clear about that… I don’t think I have to say I’m going to be different than Bill Richardson. I am different than Bill Richardson.”
Meanwhile, Hotline On Call focused on the fact that Denish says she will not distance herself from Governor Bill Richardson. Denish also said she wants to be governor in these tough economic times for states across the nation because she believes that now is the time to step up to be a leader.
There was also this interesting bit:
But even in a border state, Denish said “immigration falls very low on the radar as a controversial issue.” She said she gets more calls on the side of trying to procure citizenship for workers than she gets about “shutting the doors.”
