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The New Mexico Independent going forward

By | 11.16.11

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…

EIB hears more anti-cap-and-trade testimony

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By | 11.10.11

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…

New Mexico’s largest university low in popularity

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By | 11.10.11

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. Photo: Albuquerque Public Schools
Gov. Susana Martinez. Photo: Albuquerque Public Schools

Martinez posts video of her perfect score on concealed-carry permit renewal exams

By | 08.30.11 | 9:04 am

Gov. Susana Martinez successfully renewed her concealed-carry permit, and tweeted a YouTube video to prove it.

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According to her staff, she scored 100 percent with .38 and .45 caliber handguns. She still carries a handgun, even with a security detail. She originally got the permit in 2009. Texas Gov. Rick Perry also has a concealed-carry permit, but declined to tell Politico’s Ben Smith whether he was packing heat on the campaign trail.

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