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 Navajo Nation’s Supreme Court ruled today that President Joe Shirley Jr. cannot run for a third consecutive term as president. This ends Shirley’s bid to extend his time in office from eight years to 12.
The Supreme Court ruling came after Shirley was disqualified from running by election officials. Shirley appealed twice, up to the Navajo Nation Supreme Court, before losing his bid.
Shirley argued that it “violated his liberty interests and equal protection rights” according to the Associated Press.
The Navajo Nation Supreme Court upheld the tribal election law that bars Presidents from seeking a third consecutive term.
