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.
The results from Tuesday’s much-watched congressional primaries are in. Now the larger question remains: What’s their significance? Two of the three high-profile races featured establishment candidates taking on other establishment candidates — with the liberals coming out on top. If any common message emerged from Tuesday’s results it was this: Republicans, who have been hoping that the public’s discontent will translate into big congressional gains in November, might want to reconsider their strategy come Wednesday.
John Paul Stevens, often described as the leader of the liberal wing of the U.S. Supreme Court., announced today that he will retire this summer. Stevens, who will turn 90 on April 20, has served on the Supreme Court for…
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s announcement about the framework of the Senate’s version of health care reform legislation is the dominant story out of Washington D.C. from yesterday. But we’re following a few other non-public option stories.
Ex-New Mexico Gov. Dave Cargo, a Republican, knew what I was calling about before I uttered a word. His party had lost another Northeastern Senator — Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania. “I used to go to Lincoln Day dinners,” Cargo told me. “Hell, now I think I’m at Jefferson Davis dinners.”
I bumped into ex-U.S. Sen. Fred Harris in downtown Albuquerque yesterday. Of course, Harris isn’t just an ex-senator. He’s been a very popular UNM political science professor for years (now semi-retired), and back in the late 1990s, he served…
GOP U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, who has often battled with conservatives in the Republican Party, intends to switch parties, the AP is reporting.
The news service says that an official announcement will come later today.
The U.S. House passed the final version of the economic stimulus bill today with no Republican support. The bill now heads to the Senate for a vote, which is expected tonight.
The U.S. Senate passed the stimulus bill a day after voting to invoke cloture. This time, the vote was 61-37, with Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., not voting. Minnesota got only one vote, as former Sen. Norm Coleman’s lawsuit…
