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 Independent will be on hand at the Albuquerque Hilton Saturday at noon to live blog the 2010 Republican Party pre-primary convention, where candidates for office will vie for enough votes to be placed on the primary election ballot.
In particular, we’ll be watching to see who gets 20 percent in the five-way gubernatorial race between state Rep. Janice Arnold-Jones, attorney Pete Domenici Jr., Doña Ana County District Attorney Susana Martinez, PR firm owner Doug Turner and former state Republican Party chairman Allen Weh. Candidates who don’t get 20 percent of the vote Saturday can still get on the ballot by collecting signatures.
While the gubernatorial race is the big ticket, there are other contested races as well.
Lieutenant Governor hopefuls state Sen. Kent Cravens, radiologist J.R. Damron, grocery store owner and former state Rep. Brian Moore and former GOP gubernatorial candidate John Sanchez.
The state land commissioner primary is a four-way race between Bob Cornelius, James M. Jackson, Matthew Rush and Spiro Vassilopoulos.
The 2nd Congressional District features two candidates, though former Congressman Steve Pearce is expected to easily defeat activist Clint Pirtle. In the 3rd Congressional District, two Republican candidates, Adam Kokesh and Tom Mullins, will try to get their way on the ballot.
In addition to live blogging, The Independent will attempt—technology permitting—to webcast the five-minute speeches by the candidates in each race that precede the votes.
