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.
“This race was about money,” longtime U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici told the Independent. The longtime senator flew in for election night. He noted that the top two contenders for the GOP gubernatorial race — Susana Martinez and Allen Weh — had raised more than $1 million vs. more than a half a million dollars for his son, Pete Domenici Jr.
Domenici Jr. had about 5 percent of the absentee and early votes in Bernalillo County, according to the county’s website. Domenici Jr. said that the number of votes he had gotten matched some of his campaign’ internal polls toward the end.
