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 New Mexico Secretary of State’s office got its new Campaign Finance Information System up and running on a shoestring budget of just $176,500.
But that could change if the system needs additional work. Under a state pricing agreement with Albuquerque-based RealTimeSites, the amount paid by the state covers all maintenance, service and web hosting for the first year of operation, State Elections Director Don Francisco Trujillo told The Independent.
But that price tag could jump dramatically if changes are needed.
“In the event we should need to enhance the system between now and the end of the first year, there would need to be a new contract to pay for those enhancements and maintenance and support,” Trujillo said.
