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…
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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.
Senate candidate Hector Balderas went on the offensive Friday — but in an email against the two top-tier Republican candidates, not his main opponent, fellow Democrat Martin Heinrich. Balderas said that he would vote against the Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., budget. But with the two Republicans, he said, “We just don’t know.”
The Santa Fe New Mexican reported that Lt. Gov. John Sanchez, said that …”Paul Ryan’s [plan] is a very good start.” Former U.S. Rep. Heather Wilson, when asked about the plan, said, “… I give him a lot of credit for trying to have a serious debate about saving Medicare.”
But despite their praise, when pressed on how they would vote, they both refused to answer.
Interestingly enough, Balderas did not mention Heinrich directly or even indirectly in the email. The closest that he’s come to mentioning Heinrich so far is to say that he is not a Washington insider.
“In this campaign, I won’t have the most connections in Washington. I won’t be the candidate of the lobbyists or the insiders,” he said in his announcement video. “But I’m not running to be their senator, I’m running to be yours.”
So far the Democratic primary has been clean while the two top Republican candidates have been attacking each other since Sanchez entered the race.
Balderas also received some national attention in the form of a Washington Post profile this week.
“The big question for Balderas is whether he can raise enough money to compete with Heinrich,” the profile said of the Wagon Mound resident.
The profile was part of The Fix series The Rising, which “spotlight[s] lesser-known politicians who have ‘star’ written all over them.”
Sanchez was previously profiled in the series.
