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 Wednesday that she will ask the state legislature to approve $450,000 in supplemental food stamp assistance for 4,000 elderly and low-income New Mexicans in the special session next month.
The program was set to expire on July 1 since the legislature did not appropriate money for it, but Martinez continued the program through September with Recovery Act funds.
The program costs about $50,000 a month to run and ensures that New Mexicans receive at least $25 in food assistance per month, while the minimum federal benefit is $16 per month.
