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The New Mexico Independent going forward

By | 11.16.11

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…

EIB hears more anti-cap-and-trade testimony

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By | 11.10.11

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…

New Mexico’s largest university low in popularity

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By | 11.10.11

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 New Mexico State Capitol. Photo: AP Bailey, Flickr

Momentum building for salaried Legislature

By | 11.14.11 | 12:45 pm

A raft of new commentary and news pieces in New Mexico are indicating some state leaders would prefer a salaried legislature.

Albuquerque skyline. Photo: Wikipedia

Hispanic GOP group announces N.M. state coordinators

By | 11.11.11 | 3:07 pm

A self-described “center right” Hispanic Republican group announced its two New Mexico state coordinators on Thursday.

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Duran investigating whether dead people have voted in New Mexico

By | 11.10.11 | 3:00 pm

The office of Secretary of State Dianna Duran says that the names of 641 dead people are still on the voter registration rolls in New Mexico.

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Minority teachers underrepresented in New Mexico schools

By | 11.10.11 | 2:28 pm

58 percent of New Mexico teachers are white, despite minorities constituting an overwhelming majority of the state’s student body.

The findings come out of a set of reports published by a Washington, D.C. think tank that examined the dearth…

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New Mexico credit union accounts surge after Bank Transfer Day

By | 11.10.11 | 8:10 am

A survey by the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) found that there are at least 5,100 new credit union accounts in New Mexico because of Bank Transfer Day.

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New Mexico has second highest proportion of food stamp recipients

By | 11.09.11 | 11:41 am

One in five New Mexicans, or about 20.7 of the state’s population, are on food stamps, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.