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.
Secretary of State Mary Herrera‘s office will conduct training sessions in Santa Fe and Clovis next week for candidates and campaign officials who are struggling with the state’s new Campaign Finance Information System, Elections Director Don Francisco Trujillo…
Secretary of State Mary Herrera‘s office will begin field training sessions this week for candidates and campaign officials who are struggling with the state’s new Campaign Finance Information System.
Dozens of candidates missed the April 5 deadline for…
Office issues last-minute extension on 5 p.m. deadline; pledging an end to an era of waivers, Herrera will require all candidates to file reports
Could Barack Obama have Election Day coattails long enough to reach down into the New Mexico Legislature? That’s certainly the hope of state Democrats — and the fear of at least a few Republicans. Thanks to clever redistricting, most seats in the 112-member body have remained remarkably stable for years. But at least a few are drawing intense interest, and money, in this election cycle.
She’s eternally young, wears a thousand hats and is kind of … plastic. But put 49-year-old Barbie on the campaign trail, and you just might have a winner. At least that’s the thought at Albuquerque’s Off Center Art Gallery. Under the direction of volunteer and abstract acrylic artist Barbara King, the gallery has unveiled its “Election Year Barbie” exhibit, an array of collages, paintings and one deliciously melted knock-off Barbie that puts America’s favorite icon into her political place.
