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The New Mexico Independent going forward

By | 11.16.11

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…

EIB hears more anti-cap-and-trade testimony

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By | 11.10.11

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…

New Mexico’s largest university low in popularity

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By | 11.10.11

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.

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Domestic partnerships legislation faces uphill climb in short session

By | 01.20.10 | 11:00 pm

Even before the legislative session, passing domestic partnerships was an uphill climb. Now, with the New Mexico Conference of Catholic Bishops adding its voice to the opposition, suddenly advocates have found themselves scaling Mt. Everest without an oxygen tank, in 100 mph winds. Even supportive lawmakers say it’s DOA unless the miraculous occurs.

Trip’s morning reading: Afternoon edition

By | 01.06.10 | 2:27 pm

Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter will announce today that he is withdrawing from the 2010 race for governor, according to the Denver Post. The governor’s decision has caught many by surprise in Denver and sent Democrats in the state scrambling…

Trip’s morning reading

By | 11.19.09 | 8:45 am

The University of California’s Board of Regents is expected to raise students’ fees today by 32 percent, pushing the annual cost of a UC education, not including campus-based fees, to $10,302 — about triple the UC costs of a…

A hard time for Aldus Equity — another state drops the firm, citing scandal

By | 05.05.09 | 6:49 pm

Connecticut on Monday fired Aldus Equity Partners, according to that state’s treasurer who was quoted in the New York Times.

It was another bit of bad news for the Dallas-based Aldus, coming only a few days after Gov.…

Domestic partnerships bill fails by 8-vote margin in N.M. Senate

By | 02.27.09 | 8:32 am

Ten New Mexico Democrats sided with Republican Senators amid mounting opposition from religious groups and a confluence of factors that worked against the bill’s passage.