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.
Former Taos Mayoral Candidate Jeff Northrup was charged with trespassing this week after authorities found him videotaping the current mayor’s family and then refusing to leave the mayor’s property, reports The Taos News.
The Las Vegas Optic reports the public works and fire department failed to submit opinions on proposed development projects the county collects as part of its approval process.
According to The Santa Fe Reporter, at least 3,561 hospitality and food service employees make less than the city’s living wage of $9.85/hr. due to a nearly 10 percent drop in occupancy last year.
The federal government rewarded Luna County with an unexpected boost of $1,771,445 in Payment in Lieu of Taxes funding – money that will compensate New Mexico counties for land owned by the federal government, reports The Deming Headlight.
But Socorro County will receive $500,000 less in Payment in Lieu of Taxes funding than county commissioners expected, El Defensor Chieftain reports.
