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 federal government sued Arizona this week for its recently passed immigration law, a seeming deterrent to other states looking to try the same thing. But the feds’ action isn’t stopping supporters of the legislation from pushing to pass it in their states, the Washington Post reports.
South Carolina, Utah and Oklahoma are viewed as the most likely to pass similar legislation when their legislatures convene in 2011, according to the paper.
The Post reports that:
Lawmakers in Oklahoma, South Carolina and Utah, which have already taken steps against illegal immigration, say that Arizona-style measures have a realistic chance of passing when their legislatures reconvene in 2011.
Those states already have passed strict measures to combat illegal immigration, and an Arizona-style law would have momentum. If that happens, we could have more showdowns between the federal government and states, along with more pressure for Congress to address the issue.
