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.
As the 800+ page domestic partner bill continues to be debated in the Senate, Governor Richardson is talking about the bill and its chances. “Its not same-sex marriage, its totally different,’ Richardson said, ”my view is that the full Senate should vote on it”.
Senate bill 183 was delayed on Wednesday in the Senate Judiciary Committee. If it makes it through there it then must clear another committee. With two weeks left in the session days become precious to try an pass bills. “I don’t think its dead, or on life support,” says Richardson, “it’s had a set back.” In the 2009 session the bill failed to move out of Senate Judiciary on its first try and back then Richardson told reporters not to take their eye off it. The bill was then passed out and sent to the Senate floor where it was defeated.
The Governor feels a similar fight this year would be closer. “I was disappointed it was referred to the Finance Committee,” the Governor told reporters but when talking about how the bill would fair in a full Senate hearing he said its “going to be a close vote and going to be a bit uphill.”
