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 Santa Fe New Mexican reports State Auditor Hector Balderas says he’s stepping up expectations for audits in Santa Fe due to recent concerns about Santa Fe City Councilor Matthew Ortiz’s failure to disclose his involvement with an asphalt company that was recently rewarded a public-works contract.
The Alamogordo Daily News reports Premier Pellets, an Alamogordo company that produces wood shavings, requested $241,000 from the city in economic development money, but will only receive $147,420 until the city comes up with a plan to cover the extra money.
The Shiprock Chapter voted yesterday against the approved closure of Nataani Nez Elementary School, calling for an investigation into the expiration of the school’s lease reports the Farmington Daily Times.
The State Public Regulation Commission will revisit its electronic-records retention policy after The New Mexican discovered that the public e-mails of former Superintendent Mo Chavez had vanished, reports the Santa Fe New Mexican.
Belen city councillors unanimously approved a bill that will require all city employees to take a mandatory furlough every month in the 2010-2011 fiscal year, reports the Valenica County News-Bulletin.
