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.
The saga of whether or not the College of Santa Fe will remain open looks to be coming to a close, with the Santa Fe City Council’s vote to approve a plan to buy the College of Santa Fe.…
The blog world is blog crazy over the TEA party — as in Taxed Enough Already, according to the protesters. Several noteworthy responses — from all angles — caught my eye.
The College of Santa Fe, which did not receive the reprieve that students and faculty wished for during the legislative session, may be in danger of closing before the semester ends in May.
And if that happens, many students…
The historic Coronado Elementary School is set to reopen in Albuquerque, reports KOAT TV. Built in 1973 and closed in 1975, Coronado will fill its classrooms once again, yet this time with a twist.
The school will use the…
Could there be a last-ditch, surprise plan for the state to purchase the College of Santa Fe? Not yet, but the state is not giving up on figuring out how to help out the state’s financially shakiest institution of…
A last-minute move to save the College of Santa Fe at the Legislature is likely to fail, meaning that the state’s oldest institution of higher learning may be foreclosed on soon, KRQE-TV reports. In fact, an attempt to amend…
The New Mexico House of Representatives passed a bill outlining how a state institution could take over the College of Santa Fe, keeping hope alive that the four-year, cash-strapped college would not need to permanently shut down.
The bill passed…
A potential takeover of the private College of Santa Fe by the state of New Mexico cleared another House committee yesterday and will now move to the House floor for a vote.
The vote was 13-4 in the House…
Time to wrangle up the end-of-the week blogs and put them out in today’s edition of the NMI blog roundup.
Democracy for New Mexico takes an extensive look at the reason why ethics legislation doesn’t make it past the Legislature.…
It’s official. New Mexico Highlands University will take over the College of Santa Fe.
There are several interesting aspects of the takeover, including this little bullet point, one among many in a story by the Santa Fe New…
In a surprisingly quick move, New Mexico Highlands University announced it is in negotiations to take over the flailing College of Santa Fe, which would cost the state an estimated $13 million per year. The state would also assume…
Gov. Bill Richardson (whom Wonkette calls “stately, plump”) is expected to be formally nominated Secretary of Commerce at 9:40 am MST and the Journal has worked itself into a predictable froth of slideshows etc. Richardson will be…
