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.
Incumbent state treasurer James Lewis has $15,400 cash on hand—a lot more money than his Republican opponent Jim Schoonover, who has just over $1,000 , according to the final campaign finance report before Tuesday’s election.
The campaign finance period covered from October 4 to October 26.
Lewis finished the period with $15,400 cash on hand after raising nearly $13,000 and spending almost $24,000.
Schoonover, meanwhile, finished the campaign finance period with just over $1,000 cash on hand after spending $1,300 and raising just over $1,800.
Lewis received three donations of $1,000 in the period, from the Bingaman Re Election Campaign, the New Mexico Federation of Labor and ICBA/NM PAC, a banking PAC.
Schoonover’s largest donation in the period was $500 from retired Española businessman Richard Cook.
Lewis’ largest expenditure in the period was $19,064.95 for radio and print production from Wayne Schener & Co.
Schoonover’s largest expense was a $571.53 reimbursement for “political ads” paid to himself.
