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.
N.M. Rep. Heather Wilson got a nod from the Republican National Committee when it recently named her Chairman of a platform subcommittee on national security. Wilson gave up her spot in Congress to run for the Senate seat vacated by the retiring Pete Domenici, but lost the primary to Rep. Steve Pearce. She has not yet announced plans for what she’ll do when she leaves Congress.
But the RNC’s decision to include her in the platform process means she’s still got clout. According to a press release:
The "Defending the Nation, Securing the Peace" Subcommittee is responsible for national security, including foreign policy, military personnel, defense policy, homeland security, border security/immigration, and related issues. Subcommittee Chairman U.S. Rep. Heather Wilson (NM-01) has served as a leader on the House Select Committee on Intelligence and the House Armed Services Committee. She is a U.S. Air Force Academy graduate and a Rhodes scholar.
Members of the platform committee will meet later this month in Minnesota to develop a platform that will then be presented to the convention the following week. You can see the Republicans’ 2004 platform here.
While the Democrats sought input on their platform by holding more than 1,300 public meetings across the country, Republicans have set up a Web site where supporters can register their comments; according to the site there have been over 10,000 submissions so far. The RNC is also seeking videos from supporters, which will be played for the platform committee.
As NMI reported last week, the Democratic National Committee named former N.M. Attorney General and congressional candidate Patricia Madrid vice chair of its platform drafting committee. At a meeting in Pittsburgh on Saturday, the DNC adopted a draft of its platform, which will be ratified at the convention in Denver later this month. (Legalizing hemp didn’t make it in the draft. Sorry, Albuquerque.)
