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.
Those who stopped to take a look at the Legislature’s webcasting page noticed a new option this morning. In addition to being able to hear the debate on the House floor, everyone can now see it.
It took just over a week for the Legislative Council Service (LCS), which is charge of all the webcasting in the Roundhouse, to add video to the House coverage. Not long after the first images started streaming they reported there were 45 people watching (a number that nearly doubled as the House took up a statewide cell phone while driving ban). Speaker of the House Ben Lujan, D-Santa Fe, made note of the achievement. Members welcomed it in a casual manner:
“We are glad for this day, and we should be curing a lot of insomnia across the state,” Rep. Keith Gardener, R-Roswell, said.
“Will we be able to get more per diem for some hair dye?” asked Rep. Joni Gutierrez, D-Las Cruces.
Speaker Lujan also told the House there are plans for more cameras in the future, possibly in corners of the chamber. Of course that will depend on money.
The LCS says all six House committee rooms are now webcasting audio from all hearings.
The addition of the webcam to the House along with the audio streaming in committee would seem to put the House ahead of the Senate in the effort to webcast all public meetings
