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.
Wednesday is the last day lawmakers can introduce bills for the 2010 legislative session but already the numbers show the number of bills in the roundhouse is way down. In terms of raw numbers you have to go back to…
The 2010 legislative session reached its halfway point and the New Mexico Independent was in the Roundhouse for another day of live blogging. You can see the committee schedule here. We were joined by the Sunlight Foundation during the morning’s Senate Rules Committee.
We were also joined by Marisa Demarco, managing and news editor of the Weekly Alibi.
Click the box below to read the transcript of the live blog.
For your convenience: downloadable agendas for both the Senate and the House can be found here or you can view the committee schedules, which are embedded below the fold.
Another day of the 2010 legislative session happened today in the Roundhouse and the New Mexico Independent was there to cover the action. One of the more newsworthy occurrences today was a joint meeting of the Senate Judiciary and Senate Public Affairs Committees on domestic partnership, which the Independent live blogged.
Click the headline to read the transcript of the live blog.
Tonight, the House and Senate and will adjourn early– but not to go home. The lawmakers will instead take to the court to play a basketball for charity and bragging rights.
For your convenience: downloadable agendas for both the Senate and the House can be found here and the committee schedules are embedded after the jump.
House Minority Leader Tom Taylor, R-Farmington, says the Legislature has an opportunity right now to cut waste out of government, and he said his caucus is fairly united behind that goal.
For your convenience: downloadable schedules for both the Senate and the House can be found here. And here’s a list of some of the things we’re looking at, after the jump.
The New Mexico Independent was back for another day of live blogging from the Roundhouse in Santa Fe. Today our co-host was former Albuquerque mayor, former New Mexico Natural Resources Trustee, former State Land Commissioner and blogger Jim Baca.
Click the box below to read all of the action.
Gov. Bill Richardson sent a message Wednesday allowing the Legislature to discuss streamlining state agencies. The recommendations for what agencies to streamline came from the governor’s Committee on Government Efficiency.
The New Mexico Independent was back for another day of live blogging from the Roundhouse in Santa Fe. Today our co-hosts in the live blog were Marisa Demarco, managing editor and news editor of the Weekly Alibi and Jon Knudsen, better known as Johnny Mango, from Duke City Fix.
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The New Mexico Independent was back for another day of live blogging from the Roundhouse in Santa Fe. We reported live from the House, Senate and committees, including talks in the Senate Public Affairs Committee on proposed DWI law changes and the bid to kill film incentives.
Click the headline to see the live blog transcript.
The second week of the legislative session kicks off today after a three-day weekend. Join us today as we report live from the House, Senate and committees.
We are joined today by co-host Tracy Dingmann, a nearly 20-year veteran of the Albuquerque Journal who now writes for Clearly New Mexico and ABQJournalWatch. Click the box below to join us.
On Thursday, Gov. Bill Richardson gave the nod to a bill that sponsor Sen. Tim Keller said would be “the most sweeping investment fund reform in state history.” The bill incorporates more than 20 recommendations made by…
Thursday on the live blog, Governor Bill Richardson spoke to the press, Senator Stuart Ingle caused an unusual stir on the opening bill of the session and a man suing the state over corrupt state investment practices appeared…
On the third day of the 2010 legislative session, the House and Senate each met briefly, but the real action was in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, where whistleblower Frank Foy told state lawmakers the Richardson administration was stonewalling his request for more information on alleged corruption in state investment funds. Click the headline to read a transcript.
Welcome to the live blog of day two of the 2010 legislative session. Yesterday, Governor Bill Richardson gave his state of the state address and today it is time for the legislators themselves to take center stage as they begin to consider legislation for the 30-day session.
Today, Marisa Demarco, news editor at Weekly Alibi is braving the snow to co-host the live blog with us from the Roundhouse.
Did you miss Gov. Richardson’s state of the state address? Not to worry, thanks to KNME‘s New Mexico in Focus, we’ve got archived video of the speech (after the jump).
You can also read a transcript of…
Want to know what’s happening tomorrow at the Roundhouse? Who’s introduced what bills? How to contact your senator or representative? Check the Web site for the New Mexico state Legislature.
The 2010 legislative session kicked off midday Tuesday with Gov. Bill Richardson final state of the state address. The New Mexico Independent was joined by Alexa Schirtzinger, a staff writer with the Santa Fe Reporter, for coverage of the…
