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.
President-elect Barack Obama has said he will take a different approach to health, environment and energy agencies.
New Mexico will lose decades of experience and seniority in the U.S. House and Senate when the new Congress convenes next month, posing great challenges for the new delegation tasked with protecting the state’s interests in Washington.
As Republican charges of “fraud” and Democratic claims of “voter suppression” have escalated in the days leading up to the election, liberal activists are blasting Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential campaign for not doing enough to ensure that all Democratic votes will be counted on Election Day. But the campaign’s top lawyer says it has a plan and is sticking to it.
House Democratic leaders have been working hard on behalf of Democratic challengers, showering them with money and personal attention to expand their majority and to curry favor with future colleagues.
John McCain’s attempt to magnify allegations of voter registration fraud could undermine the impact of a Barack Obama victory and deter black Democrats from turning out to vote in future elections, some analysts are saying. But top GOP lawmakers and strategists say they believe that Democrats are trying to steal the election.
Steve Pearce combines a laconic cowboy’s persona with a penchant for brash rhetoric to support his conservative outlook. Tom Udall has skillfully climbed the committee ladder in Congress to carry on his family’s conservationist legacy. Their backgrounds and their styles may just reveal something of how each man might operate in Congress’ more exclusive chamber — the U.S. Senate.
A plan to encourage pastors to defy the Internal Revenue Service by endorsing a presidential candidate at the pulpit this Sunday likely won’t grab attention in Washington where lawmakers are focused on averting a financial calamity.
U.S. Reps. Jim Ramstad (R-Minn.) and Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.) won passage
of legislation requiring health insurance companies to cover mental
illnesses just as they cover physical ailments.
The House on Tuesday approved the Sen. Paul Wellstone…
