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.
Steve Pearce’s recent comments appearing to question whether President Barack Obama was born in the United States were the subject of discussion for panelists on the episode of New Mexico in Focus that will air tonight on KNME.
“Is…
Steve Pearce’s campaign couldn’t bring itself to say President Barack Obama was a natural born U.S. citizen Thursday, although it did issue a statement saying that he was the “duly elected president.”
At a recent town meeting in Los Lunas, Republican congressional candidate Steve Pearce questioned the citizenship of President Barack Obama, saying he would be “on the front lines” of a hypothetical effort by the U.S. Senate to subpoena Obama’s birth…
President Barack Obama continues to have decent approval ratings while Gov. Bill Richardson’s approval ratings continue to be, well, horrible. That’s according to the latest Rasmussen Reports poll.
President Barack Obama made the rounds for New Mexico Democratic hopefuls Tuesday, spending an hour or so at an Albuquerque home with U.S. Rep. Martin Heinrich and eating lunch at a popular Barelas political haunt with Democratic Lt. Gov. Diane Denish. Although the official event was a conversation on the economy, the president sounded as if he were on the campaign trail when he dinged Republicans several times, telling the small crowd they face a clear choice in November.
After his morning discussion on the economy with South Valley families, Lt. Gov. and gubernatorial candidate Diane Denish took the president out to lunch at an Albuquerque institution. The president tried chicharrones and huevos rancheros with green chile, according to…
President Barack Obama, dogged by persistent rumors he is a Muslim, explained why he is a Christian during an hour-long discussion with residents in an Albuquerque front yard Tuesday.
“I’m a Christian by choice,” the president said. “I came to my Christian faith later in life. And it was because the precepts of Jesus Christ spoke to me in terms of the kind of life that I would want to lead: being my brothers’ and sisters’ keeper, treating others as they would treat me.”
President Barack Obama will visit Albuquerque later this month to meet with local families and discuss the economy, the White House announced Friday afternoon. Obama has held similar events in Fairfax, Va. and Ohio. On this trip he will also visit Des…
“A hickie from Kenicke is like a Hallmark Card: When you care enough to send the very best,” a smitten Kenicke says in Grease.
And a birthday card from a spouse as a campaign stunt is…just plain icky. No loving…
The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday filed suit against Arizona governor Jan Brewer and the state of Arizona, challenging a new Arizona immigration law, saying it “crossed a constitutional line.”
The brief argues that Arizona law “is preempted by…
Major corporations are spending millions of dollars to influence Congress as Congress works to rewrite telecommunication rules that affect consumer Internet service.
Internet service providers and groups that want more control over who has access to faster service, including…
Eight out of every 10 tea party supporters identify as Republicans and more than half say they are conservative Republicans, according to a series of national polls from Gallup.
“Their similar ideological makeup and views suggest that the Tea…
The longest serving United States Senator in the nation’s history passed away this morning at the age of 92. Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.V., was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1958, and had served continuously since then.
West Virgina…
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s endorsement may not be a blessing to congressional candidates, Greg Sargent finds in the internals of a new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll. The same, to a much lesser degree, could be said…
The race between Republican Susana Martinez and Democrat Diane Denish is “a statistical dead heat,” according to Republican polling firm The Magellan Strategies. Although the poll showed that 44 percent of likely voters back Denish and 43 percent back…
CBS News reports today that Justice Department lawyers are working on a challenge to Arizona’s controversial immigration law. A senior administration official told CBS that Justice lawyers will make a formal move when they’re finished building their case.
The…
In the wake of the largest oil spill in American history, British Petroleum has agreed to create a $20 billion escrow fund for claims from the spill. BP has also agreed to halt dividend payments to shareholders for the…
How is the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico going to affect elections this fall? Whoever can get a handle on public opinion and come out looking like a leader will have an advantage coming into the elections, suggests…
Obama’s plan to send 1,200 more troops to help with border security met with the approval of New Mexico’s Congressional delegation, but American Civil Liberties Union Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas don’t agree.
Some New Mexico politicians praised President Barack Obama’s reported decision to send 1,200 National Guard troops to the border. Obama will also request $500 million in supplemental funding for border security.
