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.
A bill to create a Domestic Violence Leadership Commission was passed by the House Wednesday, which means it’s heading to the Governor’s desk. Sen. Jerry Ortiz y Pino’s bill, SB 26, met minimal opposition on the House floor before it was adopted by a vote of 33 to 22. It creates a 26-member state commission that brings together government agencies and a variety of advocacy and services organizations that work on the issue of domestic violence.
The commission would meet six times annually and will:
• Identify domestic violence services that are lacking or in need of improvement and provide recommendations to the secretary of Children, Youth and Families Department and the governor to enhance the quality and efficiency of services statewide.
• Develop strategies for addressing issues of domestic violence and raising public awareness.
• Review laws, regulations and policies related to domestic violence to assess their effectiveness and recommended changes.
• Report annual before October 1st to an appropriate legislative interim committee and the governor on domestic violence policy issues.
