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 Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has added another $170,000 to the 2nd Congressional District race according to reports dated October 12 and 13. This brings the DCCC’s spending in the southernmost congressional district to over $435,000.
The race is a close one between Rep. Harry Teague, a Democrat, and former Rep. Steve Pearce, a Republican. Pearce previously held the seat before leaving it for an ultimately unsuccessful Senate run.
The most recent expenditures, posted on the Sunlight Foundation’s Follow the Unlimited Money website, were for $117,718 on October 12 and another $52,891 on October 13. Both are earmarked “media buy.”
A week ago, the DCCC spent about $250,000 on airing ads and media production.
This brings the money spent against Pearce by independent groups to $1,203,298.59. There has been $479,238.11 spent by independent groups against Teague; this includes $185,000 spent by the National Republican Campaign Committee against Teague last week.
