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.
Former Rep. Heather Wilson is considering a run for Senate next year, according to Roll Call. Wilson told the Washington, D.C., publication yesterday that now that her job heading Susana Martinez’s transition team has ended she can begin thinking about her future.
“I am considering running for the Senate, as well as other opportunities,” Wilson said Monday. “A number of factors go into that. Ultimately it’s a decision about what is the best use of my talents and gifts.”
It would be Wilson’s second Senate bid. In 2008, she narrowly lost to Steve Pearce in the general election; Pearce ended up losing to Tom Udall in the general election.
Politico reported that New Mexico senior Senator Jeff Bingaman was “weighing retirement” and has said that he will make a decision on whether to run early this year. Bingaman has served in the U.S. Senate since 1983.
Two Republicans have already jumped into the race. Former congressional candidate Greg Sowards announced his candidacy in December, and Alamogordo resident William S. English announced he would run against Bingaman.
But Wilson is more high-profile than either candidate. The Air Force Academy graduate represented New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District from 1998 to 2009, surviving a number of close election battles.
