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.
Waiting until January to cut capital outlay projects isn’t good enough, Governor Bill Richardson said today as he moved to freeze “pork projects.”
An analysis prepared for the Legislative Finance Committee—but not widely distributed—showed that at least $50 million could be raised this fiscal year through sin taxes and other measures.
New Mexico’s House of Representatives failed to pass a bill late Friday night allowing SunCal Corporation to tap future state tax receipts to pay for a development it builds now on the west side of Albuquerque. A motion to reconsider the vote also failed, leaving the outcome on the SunCal legislation unclear.
When Barack Obama takes the oath of office today around 10 a.m. local time, it will be a singular moment in American history. With the simple act of placing his hand on the Bible, Obama, 47, will not only become the 44th president of the U.S. but also the first African American to occupy the nation’s top elected office, a giant stride for a country that has moved at times haltingly toward equality.
