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.
A national pro-business group is running a new ad attacking Democratic Rep. Harry Teague on the economy. The ad cites a story from The Independent, with a graphic saying “Harry Teague: “instrumental” in passing job-killing taxes.” But that’s not…
The Independent is live from the 2010 Republican Party of New Mexico pre-primary convention. This is the convention where candidates attempt to get on the ballot with the votes of 20 percent of the delegates. If candidates do not get to 20 percent, the candidates can make the ballot by collecting signatures afterward.
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Adam Kokesh, a Libertarian-leaning Republican running for Congress in the 3rd Congressional District, has used Twitter to effectively reach supporters. So far he’s held several “twown halls” (Get it? Twitter+town hall?) during which he took questions from people on Twitter and…
A controversial bill that would have authorized issuance of “sponge bonds” as a way to free up capital outlay money failed in the Senate Thursday evening after a long and heated debate. But immediately after the 19-20 vote, which…
At a forum in Santa Fe on Wednesday night, several candidates for Lt. Governor criticized the chair of the Senate Rules Committee for failing to pass a bill that would have established an independent ethics committee, reports…
While national polling shows a majority of Americans prefer the public option, a poll conducted by Research and Polling Inc. for the Albuquerque Journal found that a plurality of registered voters in New Mexico oppose the public option.…
