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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.

Posts Tagged Democracy for New Mexico

TODAY’S BLOG ROUNDUP: Politics and policy

By | 04.07.09 | 11:58 am

We’re going to spread out to some various political and policy topics today. Over at Democracy for New Mexico, Barbara Wold is hailing the legalization of gay marriage in Vermont as “a major victory for American democracy.”

TODAY’S BLOG ROUNDUP: Insight on the webcasting debate and more

By | 02.10.09 | 1:19 pm

Mark Bralley, a photographer and blogger who keeps an eye on politics, has a lengthy but insightful posting on his blog — What’s Wrong With This Picture? — in which he dissects the webcasting debate in the New Mexico…

Rep. Mimi Stewart to introduce national popular vote bill

By | 12.29.08 | 4:21 pm

According to the local progressive blog Democracy for New Mexico, state Rep. Mimi Stewart, an Albuquerque Democrat, will introduce the national popular vote bill in this year’s 60-day session.

The bill “would guarantee the Presidency to the candidate who…

TODAY’S BLOG ROUNDUP: The Richardson-is-off-to-D.C. edition

By | 12.03.08 | 1:07 pm

You may have heard that Bill Richardson is Barack Obama’s choice for Secretary of Commerce. Some bloggers have also heard and discussed it — but most on the left side of the virtual aisle. Those on the right side of…