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.
Independent expenditures in New Mexico’s 1st and 2nd Congressional Districts have now exceeded $6 million, according to Sunlight Foundation analysis of FEC reports. The bulk of the latest money came from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which spent more than $465,000 on advertising since The Independent’s last report earlier this week.
The bulk of the money spent in the past few days has gone toward the race between Martin Heinrich and Jon Barela, likely signaling that the Albuquerque-area race is the most competitive of all the House races this year. Over a half-million dollars has been spent in the past few days by outside groups in New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District, most of which came from the DCCC’s expenditures opposing Republican Jon Barela.
Still, nearly 60 percent of the money spent in New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District has been spent opposing Martin Heinrich and just 30 percent has gone opposing Barela. Just over ten percent has gone in support of either candidate.
Just $60,500 in new money has been spent in New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District since The Independent’s last report.
Most of the money, over 55 percent, has gone towards opposing Steve Pearce. Just 38 percent has gone to oppose Harry Teague and about five percent has gone toward supporting either candidate.
