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.
Common Cause New Mexico just announced that it is asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate charges of voter intimidation in New Mexico, after NMI reported that a private investigator hired by Republican Party of New Mexico attorney Pat Rogers made intimidating visits to voters in the June primary election.
In a press release, Steve Allen, executive director of Common Cause New Mexico, had this to say:
“… We are very concerned about reports that partisan political operatives are trying to scare off legitimately registered voters, and we are calling on the Department of Justice to investigate allegations that an attorney from the New Mexico Republican party hired a private investigator to intimidate minority voters at their homes. Election officials and state law enforcement needs to remain vigilant in their efforts to protect voters and to ensure that every legitimate voter who wants to vote can do so, and that every vote is counted.”
