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.
Susana Martinez’s recent campaign ads accusing rival Diane Denish of “hiding a scandal” related to Mesa del Sol are “a scandal of the Martinez campaign’s making,” FactCheck.org reported Wednesday.
According to FactCheck: “The Martinez campaign is jumping to conclusions when it implies that Denish supported the project because of her husband’s work. It’s true that she supported the project, and it’s true that her husband openly worked as a lobbyist, but the campaign has not provided enough evidence to link the two. Regardless, the Martinez campaign is continuing its assault, releasing a new ad Sept. 21 called ‘Caught’ that claims Denish has been ‘caught in a scandal.’ For now, it is a scandal of the Martinez campaign’s making.”
Here’s the first ad:
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