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.
A PAC that supported Diane Denish in the 2010 gubernatorial election is accusing Secretary of State Dianna Duran of “racist jokes” and is calling for her resignation.
The alleged racist joke comes in a disclosure form released by her office. The form uses “Sheryl Powdrell-Culbertson” as the last name of an example, combining the names of Sheryl Williams Stapleton and Jane Powdrell-Culbertson, two African American members of the state legislator. The first name is listed as “JeffersonDavis.” Jefferson Davis was the President of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
“I was shocked when I downloaded Secretary Duran’s spreadsheet this morning to find such racist comments on a State document. Secretary Duran should be ashamed of herself,” Justice League PAC Treasurer Eli Il Young said in a statement. “We expect more from elected officials. There is no place for racism in New Mexico, much less in a state office. She should resign immediately.”
The disclosure form is downloadable from the website of the Secretary of State under “2011 PAC Filing Form for April 11, 2011 Report.”
Update: Sec. of State places staffer on leave after racist joke
