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.
New Mexico’s congressional delegation split on the debt ceiling deal that passed the House by a 269-161 vote Monday, with most Republicans and half of Democrats voting for the bill.
Democratic Albuquerque Rep. Martin Heinrich voted for the bill. Democratic Rep. Ben Ray Lujan voted against it, as did Republican Rep. Steve Pearce, joining 66 other Republicans in opposition.
The Budget Control Act of 2011 raises the debt ceiling through 2013 and cuts spending by $2.1 trillion.
The Senate is set to vote on the bill Tuesday at noon EST.
