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.
Bernalillo County Commissioner Michael Wiener — not to be confused with Rep. Anthony Weiner, who faces calls to resign after mistakenly tweeting a picture of his crotch intended as a direct message — has been cleared of sexual harassment by an independent staff commission. The commission did characterize his comments as “inappropriate,” according to the Albuquerque Journal.
The Abuquerque Journal reports that about two dozen complaints against the Bernalillo County government have been dismissed. The complaints run the gamut from improper hiring decisions to someone angry because his neighbor’s dogs bark “for no good reason.”
Democratic incumbent Martin Heinrich and Republican challenger Jon Barela are locked in a close race in Bernalillo County, the county that makes up much of the 1st Congressional District.
The early and absentee votes were nearly identical for the two…
Police were called to the Manzano High School polling location Tuesday after a man was reportedly intimidated voters and poll workers, according to Bernalillo County Clerk Maggie Toulouse Oliver.
Toulouse Oliver said the man, who supported Republican candidates, was initially reported for…
The Bernalillo County absentee vote count is nearly finished, according to Bernalillo County Clerk Maggie Toulouse Oliver.
Workers and volunteers are just finishing up the last of the absentee ballots the county has already received and preparing for the rest…
Republicans in Bernalillo County voted early at a higher rate than Democrats in this election.
But there are more registered Democrats in the state’s largest population center and more of them voted early: 39,703 Democrats and 31,223 Republicans voted early.…
Democrats have taken a lead in early votes but registered Republicans maintain a lead in returned absentee ballots in the state’s most populous county, according to the latest numbers from the Bernalillo County Clerk’s office.
As of today, 40,281 voters…
Republicans are keeping up with Democrats in early voting in the state’s most populous county and exceeding Democrats in the number of absentee ballots returned, according to the Bernalillo County Clerk’s office.
Bernalillo County finally released an investigative report completed two months ago that examined nepotism and other problems at its drug and alcohol detox center, the Albuquerque Journal reported today.
The report examined a situation involving a former deputy county…
An internal U.S. Department of Energy investigation found that Los Alamos National Laboratory and its federal managers have repeatedly skirted nuclear safety rules at plutonium labs, the Albuquerque Journal reports.
Mexican consul Gustavo de Unanue has accused city…
Proposed Bernalillo County nepotism guidelines might loosen current rules, the Albuquerque Journal reports. Employees working in corrections, fire and rescue and law enforcement and any individual with “pre-existing family relationships” would be exempted from the new rules.
Lawyers says…
By now we know that New Mexico is lagging behind the nation in responding to the 2010 Census.
But if you’re really interested in how New Mexicans are responding, you can go to the 2010 Census’ interactive map…
The longstanding battle over who owns the state’s more than 1,900 voting tabulators – the counties or the state – appears settled, and none too soon with this year’s elections fast approaching. A bill Gov. Bill Richardson signed into law…
A federal agency is ponying up around $600,000 this year to provide upkeep for New Mexico’s more than 1,900 voting tabulators and voting machines.
New Mexico won a federal grant from the U.S. Elections Assistance Commission to pay the…
Politically, this bill will get more eyes than most any other bill this session, save perhaps the state budget. Over the next few days, many state lawmakers will review the over 60-some-odd page list of targeted projects to see if any of theirs is on it. The gyms, senior centers and bridges built with state money are often viewed as tangible evidence of what the lawmakers are doing for the districts.
On Tuesday voters overwhelmingly defeated a multi-year effort to create a new municipality in Bernalillo County’s unincorporated South Valley. Had South Valley residents approved the idea, the proposed “Valle de Atrisco” would have had a population of about 50,000. Proponents…
A debate has erupted in Maryland over higher taxes levied against the state’s wealthiest residents, according to Stateline.org. It’s of interest here in New Mexico because raising income tax rates on the state’s wealthiest residents will be a major…
Bernalillo County Economic Development Manager Dan Gutierrez told the Independent this week that his office has expanded.
Gutierrez has long been a one man show in the economic development department of the state’s largest county despite the fact that the…
The Bernalillo county clerk will hold a public forum this Saturday to discuss the 2008 general election.
Plans for a 39-mile loop through the western hinterlands of Sandoval and Bernalillo counties are seeing new life. Boosters say the road may one day relieve traffic; critics suggest it’s more of a valentine to developers.
