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 House approved raising taxes on businesses to shore up the program that provides unemployment benefits to New Mexicans who lose their jobs, the Associated Press reports.
Here’s an excerpt:
The unemployment insurance trust fund will run out of money by next year because of increasing claims by jobless workers. The fund is financed by taxes on employers.
The House unanimously approved a bill Saturday to boost taxes on businesses by $20 million.
The legislation also transfers $100 million from a reserve account to help rebuild the unemployment fund, the AP reported.
The legislation now heads to the Senate.
