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.
At the America’s Future Now! conference in Washington, D.C., Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill, told the group of progressives that he worries filibuster reform, a proposal touted by New Mexico Sen. Tom Udall, might eliminate a valuable tool.
According to Senatus (via Roll Call), Durbin said “he is hesitant to support New Mexico Democratic Sen. Tom Udall’s attempt to limit the filibuster in the 112th Congress.”
However, later in the speech, he expressed support for filibuster reform proposals and mentioned Udall by name.
“I’m in favor of the reforms, Tom Udall and others are talking about significant reforms that move us forward. But we are dealing with something that has been used for our purposes too,” Durbin continued. “We have to find a reasonable way to continue the protection of minority rights in the United States Senate but beyond the abuse of this function that we see today.”
