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.
Gov. Susana Martinez announced Monday that she will extend a state program to supplement federal food stamp benefits for 4,000 low-income elderly and disabled New Mexicans, the AP reports. The program was set to expire on July 1, as the Legislature did not appropriate money for it.
The governor will use money from the Recovery Act to fund the program through September; afterwards, Martinez said that the Legislature can use the September special session to allocate funds for the program, which costs about $50,000 a month.
The program ensures that New Mexicans receive at least $25 in food assistance per month, while the minimum federal SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, benefit is $16 a month.
