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.
Sen. Clint Harden‘s so-called “ban the box” bill, SB 254, which removes the question of felony criminal conviction from job applications, passed a Senate floor vote Friday by a vote of 35-4.
The bill does not prohibit employers from asking a candidate about conviction, it simply delays the question from coming up until an applicant has been offered a face-to-face interview.
Sen. Harden said “criminal conviction is one of the biggest roadblocks to people gaining employment.” The bill would allow candidates to be considered for employment on the basis of qualifications first. It does not prohibit employers from turning down a candidate because of criminal conviction.
The bill was heard on the floor with no debate.
