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.
Rep. Martin Heinrich raised $590,000 in the third quarter while his opponent raised $470,000 in the third of 2010 according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Elections Commission.
In that same time, Heinrich spent about $830,000 while Barela spent about $400,000.
Despite spending more than twice as much as Barela in the third quarter, Heinrich still maintains a hefty cash on hand advantage. Heinrich has slightly more than a million dollars cash on hand while Barela has about $570,000.
Today is the deadline for filing campaign finance reports for the period between July 1 and September 30. This includes all donations and expenditures from the candidates’ campaign committees.
Barela has been aided by spending from outside groups, however. Outside groups have spent more than $750,000 in independent expenditures opposing Heinrich. Outside groups have spent just $116,000 opposing Barela.
