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.
A petition with thousands of signatures came to the Roundhouse on Wednesday, and the message was: We support raising taxes for education. The argument hits to the core of the debate going on during the legislative session.
Vicki Pozzebon, executive director of an organization representing hundreds of Santa Fe businesses, has a bit of heartburn today with a presentation on good tax policy scheduled for a Senate committee.
“I’m concerned that one side will be represented,”…
Their voices were clear and their shouts were loud in the Roundhouse rotunda on Tuesday. One week into the legislative session and Better Choices New Mexico wants every law maker to know more budget cuts aren’t the answer. And…
The group Better Choices New Mexico (BCNM) is currently proposing nine ways to raise revenue and prevent more budget cuts and is releasing one proposal per day until the start of the legislatives session.
A group of advocates is arguing against the potential elimination of dental benefits for low-income adults enrolled in the state’s primary health insurance program. The group, Better Choices New Mexico, has put out a flier on the eve of a presentation by New Mexico Human Services Pam Hyde before the Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee in Rio Rancho today.
