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.
The Albuquerque Journal’s Thomas J. Cole has an insightful column on the political ambitions of Lt. Gov. Diane Denish on the newspaper’s front page today. The most fascinating part deals with Denish’s task of separating herself from Gov. Bill Richardson as the state…
Ever wondered how someone like Marc Correra can pocket millions and millions in so-called “finders’ fees” connected to lucrative investment deals with the state?
His special skill, as I understand it, was in helping identify investment opportunities with New Mexico’s biggest…
The Associated Press has the detailed dollars and cents on recent fundraising and spending totals for New Mexico’s top political players, including Gov. Bill Richardson, Lt. Governor Diane Denish, and Attorney General Gary King.
The Associated Press writes about New Mexico’s first printing press and the controversy surrounding the then-newfangled technology.
New Mexico artist Virgil Ortiz lives in a provocative multi-media world that extends out to L.A. and New York, Paris and Barcelona, but always zooms back to his native Cochiti Pueblo.
New Mexico Department of Health Secretary Alfredo Vigil is the featured guest on tonight’s episide of New Mexico In Focus, a weekly show I co-host along with Gene Grant.
Albuquerque Journal reporter Charles D. Brunt has a really interesting story on today’s metro page about Mayor Martin Chavez’s efforts to retain the New Mexico Air National Guard’s 150th Fighter Wing. For decades,the 150th’s pilots stationed at Kirtland Air Force…
Hollywood is again coming to this Land of Enchantment. A new movie entitled “The Dry Land” will be filming throughout central New Mexico from now until late May, according to KRQE-TV.
New Mexico’s major Spanish-language local TV news (KLUZ) is reporting on the preparations being made for the annual pro-immigration march set to happen on May 10th in Albuquerque. Supports seek comprehensive immigration reform.
Ok, so she’s not going to Congress, like the cinematically famous Mr. Smith. But having served on the Obama transition team earlier this year, Deanna Archuleta is now set to take a high-ranking position in the U.S. Interior…
The Albuquerque Journal’s Olivier Uyttebrouck has a very interesting story on the saga over ten removed billboards that advocated ending U.S. military aid to Israel.
The ad company owner tells the newspaper that the billboards’ printed message (“Tell Congress: STOP…
I bumped into ex-U.S. Sen. Fred Harris in downtown Albuquerque yesterday. Of course, Harris isn’t just an ex-senator. He’s been a very popular UNM political science professor for years (now semi-retired), and back in the late 1990s, he served…
Yet another update in the potential College of Santa Fe lifeline – the Santa Fe City council has approved an initiative to begin negotiating with CSF creditors. The Santa Fe New Mexican lays out all the details.
The Santa Fe New Mexico has the scoop on the financially embattled College of Santa Fe — and the plans to use bonds to halt impending closure.
From the embattled to the battle-tested… Tour de France and cancer-surviving legend
If improving border security requires more funds to pay for improvements, U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman has an idea. KUNM 89.9 FM reports that New Mexico’s senior senator is requesting that drug money seized by the feds at New Mexico…
While the Santa Fe Reporter’s in-depth look at New Mexico’s two-year-old medical marijuana saga was published last week, it’s still on newsstands — and still worth the read if you’ve haven’t already.
Public broadcaster extraordinaire and co-host of Democracy Now! Amy Goodman was the featured guest of this week’s episode of New Mexico In Focus.
It’s looking like New Mexico’s Roman Catholic Church is serious about tolerating — or even supporting — a new domestic partnerships bill. But before any more votes are cast, an ongoing debate within the church simmers.
It’s been almost two months since domestic partnership legislation failed by an 8-vote margin in the New Mexico Senate. But since then, the New Mexico Independent has learned that a committee appointed by New Mexico’s Catholic archbishop has been charged with seeking out a potential compromise with backers of the original bill.
Despite the tough economic times, over 2,000 ABQ city workers will be receiving pay raises. A $1M surplus was found in the transit department and will translate into raises for bus drivers, garbage collectors and street repair workers. No…
