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.
Democrat Stephanie DuBois has lost her bid for the powerful and controversial Public Regulation Commission (PRC)’s District 2 seat to outgoing state land commissioner Patrick Lyons, a Republican, she conceded at 9:20 p.m. Tuesday night. Lyons will replace PRC chairman David King.
“Meh, I’ve lost before,” she said.
“I think we’re going to see everything, every rate raised arbitrarily now. Republicans don’t care about consumers. Consumers are absolutely the losers in this election. They really missed an opportunity to have a strong advocate on the PRC. If they wanted a crook, I think they got one.”
Lyons could not be reached for comment Tuesday night.
DuBois logged 9,000 miles on a rented car, she said, campaigning throughout the vast District 2, which encompasses most of southwestern N.M.
