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 Las Vegas Optic reports at a recent Fiesta Council Meeting four of six former members who Council President Mathew Martinez ousted two weeks ago showed up to contest their dismissals despite demands to stay away.
The Santa Fe New Mexican reports police seized a document from Advantage Asphalt owner Anthony Montoya’s home which indicated that former director of Santa Fe’s Public Works Department, James Lujan, received $42,300 from Advantage Asphalt-a company that had landed a multi-million dollar paving contract with the city. Authorities used the document to obtain a warrant to search Lujan’s house.
James Lujan started his job as Española City Manager three days after police raid his house in search of evidence that Lujan committed fraud in Santa Fe’s Public Work’s Department, reports The Rio Grande Sun.
The Rio Grande Sun reports the parents of eight Española School District secondary students filed a class action lawsuit alleging the school ignored incidences of violence and harassment inflicted on their children by security guards and school employees.
The Village of Corrales received a $1.4 million loan for a backup solar power system, reports The New Mexico Business Weekly.
