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.
Rep. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and former Rep. Heather Wilson (R-NM) lead by a wide margin in their respective Democratic and Republican primaries to replace retiring Sen. Jeff Bingaman, according to a survey (pdf) released Thursday by Public Policy Polling.
Wilson, who gave up her seat in the House in 2008 to run for U.S. Senate, has the support of 52 percent of Republican primary voters. Lt. Governor John Sanchez garners 24 percent support, while businessman Greg Sowards get 8 percent and Bill English has four percent. Despite being seen as a moderate, she leads Sanchez 48-31 among “very conservative” voters.
Heinrich, who won the election for Wilson’s seat after she left, leads State Auditor Hector Balderas by a 47-24 margin. Both Heinrich and Wilson have superior name recognition compared to their competitors.
