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.
Governor-elect Susana Martinez named Republican businessman and former Republican congressional candidate Jon Barela her nominee for economic development secretary Friday afternoon. Barela was the president of the Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce and a former member of the Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education as well as serving as vice chairof the Republican Party of New Mexico.
Barela is the owner founder and owner of the company Cerelink, which provides “cloud computing” to movie production companies. Cerelink was helped by state film rebates that Martinez both opposed in her election campaign and seems likely to try to end. Cerelink promoted the rebate program on its website.
Martinez says she will order an immediate review of the film tax credit program after being sworn in.
Martinez made the announcement at a press conference Friday afternoon.
