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 state’s Medical Cannabis Advisory Committee has recommended that patients with cluster-type migraine headaches, Bipolar II Disorder, and Ankylosing Spondylitis be eligible for legal medical marijuana treatment, the Daily Lobo reports. Secretary of Health Alfredo Vigil will make the final decision on which conditions will be added to the program.
The Albuquerque Journal has a story today about the proposed breakup of the Albuquerque Public Schools system. The proposed West Side district would include more than 20,000 students in 30 schools, but APS chief Winston Brooks says the plan cherry-picks middle-class and upper-middle class schools, while leaving out schools, such as Rio Grande High School in lower-income neighborhoods.
In one way, the recession has hit men harder than women, the Santa Fe New Mexican reports. While the unemployment rate for men is at 10.5 percent, it’s only 7.9 for women.
Luna and Grant County are facing severe ranching and farming problems after the areas were hit by drought and high winds, writes The Deming Headlight. Now, some ranchers are having to sell cattle because the crops used to feed them were blown over by the wind. Some area ranchers claim “this is the worst they’ve had in 10, 15 years.” The USDA is offering aid for drought relief in the area.
The Los Alamos Monitor writes on Los Alamos National Laboratory’s withdrawn opposition to a proposal regarding water standards and monitoring. The proposal would allow the state’s Environment Department to release numeric data on lab contaminants in surface waters.
The Farmington Daily Times reports that applications for building permits were strong in November, yet the increase does not imply a growing economy. Down from previous years, experts suggest that large, expensive projects may have skewed the data for the month to report better growth than can be expected in means of construction.
The Taos News has a story on the stalling of affordable housing projects due to local ordinances, “bureaucratic quagmire,” and a criminal investigation. A 37-plot area of land, which is in high demand, must go largely uninhabited as several ordinances must be reviewed before any approvals will go through.
And in the Department of Good News…uh…we’ve got…um…hoo boy. Not looking so good today, folks. Share your good news in the comments.
This post has been updated to reflect the proper details of the medical marijuana program, correcting mistakes made in the Daily Lobo and repeated here.
