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.
At a time when lawmakers are checking every crack of state government for a few dollars, the state auditor says there is a lot of money not being watched closely enough.
“There’s a billion dollars out there last year that went un-audited–and that is just unacceptable,” says State Auditor Hector Balderas.
We’ve already told you about the ethics bills he is looking to push through the legislature this year and in the group is a bill to penalize state agencies who are behind on their audits, Balderas says “They don’t deserve any funding if you’re behind on the audit act”.
Balderas’ office set up a fraud hotline to allow citizens to anonymously report . Balderas says so far about one third of the calls have to do with state contracts and conflict of interest. Balderes says those calls and the embezzlement of $3.3 million dollars from a small New Mexico school district are some of the reasons for his ethics push this session.
