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.
House Republicans said the budget still has a built in deficit of $200 million dollars and is based on overly optimistic predictions that could mean the fiscal year 2011 budget deficit could top $340 million.
Even before the session, lawmakers said it would take a balance of tax increases and budget cuts to bring the budget in line. But so far the Legislature hasn’t shown much will to move forward on tax increase proposals.
“The will has not been there to raise taxes,”Gardner told The Independent.
The House GOP continues to be firm in their “cut budget only” stance. When asked if some in state government were “squirming” over possible cuts, Gardner responded: “We should have everyone squirming because it means we’re getting down to where we need to be.”
But, as everyone knows, the House GOP doesn’t have the votes to easily impose their ideas in the Roundhouse. Gardner says Democrats are fractured a bit and a few have discussed drawing closer to the GOP position, though not enough of them to form a coalition.
