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.
After the hue-and-cry against an exemption for the National Rifle Association in the campaign finance bill, House Democrats expanded the exemption to include more groups, putting prospects for the bill’s passage on life support.
The Washington Post reports that the DISCLOSE Act has lost support of the Congressional Black Caucus and the Blue Dog Democrats, two critical voting blocs. Several liberal Democrats have also voiced their concern.
The bill was expected to have a vote today on the House floor, but it was pulled after doubts that it would have enough votes to pass.
The bill is designed to tighten campaign finance restrictions after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision earlier this year. Here’s a summary:
