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 New Mexico Corrections Department has received $500,000 in federal funding to help maximum-security prisoners transition back into their communities after their release, according to the office of U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman.
The money will help the state agency “provide a continuum of support and engagement” for a year and a half after release.
Nearly half of New Mexico’s prisoners return to prison within 36 months of their release. That’s lower than the national average of around 52 percent. But in recent years the administration of Gov. Bill Richardson has touted its efforts to reduce recidivism by beefing up the state corrections agency’s re-entry programs.
