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 U.S. Senate on Thursday approved the Small Business Jobs Act, a $42 billion bill aimed helping create jobs through tax breaks and by making it easier for small businesses to get loans through small, community banks.
It also includes contains a provision written by Sen. Jeff Bingaman that would give tax credits to self-employed Americans who buy their own health insurance.
Bingaman and Sen. Tom Udall voted in favor of the bill, which passed by a vote of 61-38. The bill now heads to the House of Representatives, which had previously passed a version of the bill. After it clears the House, President Obama is expected to sign the bill into law.
