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.
Democratic state Reps. Bill O’Niell, Ben Rodefer, Karen Giannini, Jeff Steinborn and Jack Thomas are all facing stiff competition from Republicans who are amassing significants amount of money before the November election.
Two Representatives from Albuquerque — one Republican and one Democrat — disagreed Thursday on whether the House had worked hard enough on passing a budget during the 30-day session that ended at noon. Rep. Jane Powdrell-Culbert, R-Albuquerque, began the exchange…
A bill that could result in larger school classes and shorter school days, passed the House by a vote of 34-30 Wednesday afternoon. The bill now goes to the governor.
A fiscal impact report on the bill warned of potential “negative…
The House voted 53 to 14 Sunday to allow individuals legally carrying concealed weapons to bring guns into restaurants that serve beer and wine, unless a restaurant opts out of the program.
A similar bill passed the Senate last…
House lawmakers on Wednesday narrowly rejected giving power to state environmental regulators to consider a company’s past crimes and regulatory punishments in other states when deciding whether to revoke or deny an air quality permit. The bill died on the House floor Lawmakers on a 32-33 vote after a lengthy, sometimes testy debate.
State Sen. Benjamin Rodefer, D-Corrales, responded to Senate Public Affairs Committees’ addition of a committee hearing to a domestic partnership bill by writing on Twitter that he his “ashamed of the Senate’s actions.” He also wrote, “The founding of…
