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.
Six state legislators who have filed a lawsuit against Gov. Susana Martinez over her veto powers will have their case heard by the New Mexico Supreme Court Wednesday, reports the Las Cruces Sun-News.
The veto in question was over a $128 million tax on small businesses to fund the state’s unemployment benefits fund. The legislators argue that it was illegal for Gov. Martinez to veto the tax while approving the cuts in unemployment benefits, since the bill did not contain any appropriations.
Gov. Martinez’s spokesman said in a statement that it was right for the governor to veto a “job-killing tax increase on small businesses.” The group of legislators — which includes Rep. Antonio Luján of Las Cruces and Speaker of the House Ben Luján — are funding the lawsuit out-of-pocket.
The state Supreme Court will hear another case against Gov. Martinez filed by state legislators Wednesday in Santa Fe.
