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.
Five top-level managers for the town of Taos have received pay raises, prompting anger from town workers whose hours have been cut back, the Taos News reports.
The Taos News reported:
The Taos News visited a number of town departments and work sites since the news came out that Town Manager Daniel Miera got a 16.7 percent pay hike — to $105,000 plus benefits — when he negotiated a new contract last winter. Three other “at-will” employees — Town Clerk Renée Lucero, Police Chief Rick Anglada and Town Attorney Allen Ferguson — got 1.4, 3.5 to 8 percent increases, respectively, in their paychecks, while Finance Director Marietta Fambro received $100 every two weeks to offset insurance premiums, according to town documents.
