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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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U.S. Rep. Martin Heinrich supports ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ repeal

By | 06.30.09 | 4:10 pm

Martin Heinrich Official PhotoCongressman Martin Heinrich, D-Albuquerque, is on board with a bill designed to repeal the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) law established in 1993. The law bars openly gay men and women from serving in the military.

Last week, Heinrich’s…

U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján supports repeal of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’

By | 06.23.09 | 5:05 pm

According to Democracy for New Mexico, Congressman Ben Ray Luján, like a majority of Americans, supports the repeal of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” military policy that prohibits lesbians and gay men from serving openly.