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.
Tharin Robert Gartrell, the man who was in possession of two high-powered rifles with precision sighting scopes when arrested in Colorado last Tuesday, was set to be released to a halfway house yesterday without any charges related to a possible…
In the largest demonstration yet during the convention, over 3,000 war veterans and war protesters marched through the streets of Denver to hand deliver a message to Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama, according to the
Last night, AT&T threw Blue Dog Democrats a private party at Mile High Station in Denver, according to Salon.com’s Glenn Greenwald and Democracy Now. Members of the press with full convention credentials were barred from the…
The story broke last night with details coming from the Colorado Independent. The video is from Telegraph.co.uk
ALBUQUERQUE — As the Bush administration prepares its exit, new domestic spying tactics are being pushed to solidify security measures enacted shortly after 9/11.
A recent Justice Department proposal…
A federal judge may rule in a lawsuit which claims New Mexico’s 2005 voter registration laws are "unduly restrictive," according to a report in the Albuquerque Journal today.
U.S. District Judge James O. Browning said he would issue…
Countrywide Financial Corp. misled investors according to a lawsuit filed on behalf of the state Investment Council, the Educational Retirement Board and the Public Employees Retirement Association on Friday, according to an AP report. Countrywide, once the nation’s largest…
A pesticide which caused the deaths of millions of bees in Germany is at the center of a lawsuit filed against the U.S Environmental Agency on Monday.
The Natural Resources Defense Council, "wants to see the…
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Allegations are being leveled against the Albuquerque Police Department in the homicide investigation of one of its own officers. The family of Tera Chavez, who was found dead in her home last October, has filed a lawsuit claiming…
ALBUQUERQUE — Although New Mexican homeowners have remained relatively insulated from the U.S. housing bust, experts say we are not immune from national housing and economic woes.
The recently passed Housing and…
Chain link cages topped with barbwire is what awaits protesters at the Democratic National Convention in Denver if they are arrested in large numbers. According to a CBS4 Denver report, "Each of the fenced areas is…
ALBUQUERQUE — While other states in the Southwest, namely Nevada, California and Arizona, are getting hit hard by the housing crisis, New Mexico has remained somewhat insulated. The recent statewide slump, however, is giving New Mexicans a taste of what…
According to a couple of new reports, American’s can pat themselves on the back as some of the biggest philanthropists in the world.
While legitimate evidence for invading Iraq seems to be a non-issue in the media these days, a…
On the eve of the Legislature’s special session, there’s much speculation about Gov. Richardson’s proposed tax-rebate. Much of the push for a rebate rests on the pain that New Mexicans are feeling at the pump. An article in the…
Sixty three years ago this week, the United States dropped two atomic bombs on civilian populations.
It’s one of those rare facts of the human record that provokes a fight or flight response in many of us. The knowledge of…
New natural gas and oil revenue projections are being sought by state Senate leaders, according to the Albuquerque Journal. Prices for natural gas and crude oil have fallen since last month on the New York Mercantile Exchange. According to the…
ALBUQUERQUE — Most polling experts agree it’s a problem. The question is how big a problem.
Cell phone usage has been growing at an astounding rate since the last presidential election. This surge…
Although Las Cruces is known for its desert landscape, a bio-fuel company may be looking to grow algae there. Sapphire Energy has found a way to extract what is known…
New Mexico’s highways have been ranked third in the nation by a new study by the Reason Foundation, according to New Mexico Business Weekly. According to the study it calculates, "the effectiveness and performance of each state in…
The New Mexico Environment Department has just issued a $279,000 fine to Helena Chemical Co. for air quality violations at its Mesquite, New Mexico location. The state Environmental Protection Division delivered the citation yesterday and it included 11…
