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.
Ariz. Gov. Jan Brewer might call that state’s Legislature in for a special session to tweak a controversial immigration law, parts of which a federal judge stopped from taking effect in a ruling last week, the Arizona Republic is reporting.
Here are excerpts of the newspaper’s story:
“We need to explore any and all options, including the possibility of tweaks to SB 1070, to get the legislation implemented as soon as possible,” Brewer said in a statement e-mailed to The Arizona Republic.
Those discussions, which were characterized as extremely preliminary, have not focused on specific changes to the legislation, but rather whether it might be in the best interests of the state to consider alterations as the law makes its way through the legal appeals process.
The Arizona Republic goes on to say that Republican legislative leaders aren’t too keen on the idea while top Democrats say the GOP is just playing politics to galvanize voters during a hot election season.
