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.
Here’s a bright spot in the otherwise grim fiscal picture most states, including New Mexico, have found themselves in — the state will have more than $360 million in new revenues for the upcoming fiscal year, according to a report released yesterday to the Legislative Finance Committee.
For this fiscal year, the state will have over $120 million more in revenue than expected. The state will in total receive over $5.8 billion in revenue for the next fiscal year. The increase is likely due to higher oil prices.
The state closed a $333 million budget gap in FY 2011.
