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 House stayed past midnight at the Roundhouse early Thursday morning to concur with changes that the Senate made to the budget and the film incentive cap, but the body failed to concur on the changes the Senate made on the retirement “swaps” legislation. The House will ask the Senate to recede from their amendments, and if the Senate doesn’t, the two houses would have a conference committee to iron out their differences.
The New Mexico House passed a bill Tuesday afternoon that would change the retirement fund for state workers who have been working for five years or less. The bill, which failed to pass the House this weekend, was brought back to life by Rep. Mimi Stewart, D-Albuquerque.
Two different bids to bring back the death penalty in New Mexico were tabled in a House committee Tuesday night on party-line votes.
Correctional officers earned $7.2 million in overtime last year, mostly working longer hours to make up for a system-wide staffing shortage at New Mexico’s prisons. In July, the Roswell Correctional Center, which reported a 27 percent vacancy rate, had to ask the state’s highly trained Special Operations Response Team to swoop in to search for contraband and to avert possible violence among that facility’s inmates.
Panelists with diverse experience and observations on immigration came together for a lively discussion on the issue Wednesday night at an Independent Forum hosted by The Independent, KUNM and KNME.
The Independent’s Trip Jennings moderated a panel of experts, while…
The Independent, with KUNM and KNME, hosted a discussion on immigration at the KNME studios. Video of the discussion is embedded to the left and the transcript of the live blog is available below.
Our panelists are Rep. Dennis Kintigh, R-Roswell, who is a former FBI special agent; Marcela Diaz, an immigrant-rights advocate with Somos Un Pueblo Unido; and Dante DiGregorio, a professor at UNM’s Anderson School of Management who specializes in business relations between the U.S. and Mexico.
Join The New Mexico Independent, KUNM and KNME for a conversation about immigration TONIGHT. We’ve got a really interesting group of panelists, including Rep. Dennis Kintigh, R-Roswell, who is a former FBI special agent; Marcela Diaz, an immigrant-rights advocate with…
Both candidates for governor say they want to stop the practice of giving drivers licenses to illegal immigrants, but neither appears to know how to handle, or wants to talk about, the potential consequences of such an action. Democrat Diane Denish and Republican Susana Martinez did not answer questions on how they would handle a potential rise in the state’s uninsured rate or the possible increase in motorists without licenses if the state stopped issuing licenses to illegal immigrants.
Hey, you! Get off your couch, step away from your desk, put down your smartphone and join The New Mexico Independent, KUNM and KNME for a conversation about immigration. We’ve got a really interesting group of panelists, including Rep. Dennis…
A steady activity of film and TV shoots is raising New Mexico’s profile in Hollywood as several films or TV series shot here racked up Oscar and Emmy awards. But the bigger profile is also raising the amount of money New Mexico pays out to film and TV productions through a controversial tax credit program. Critics say it’s a program we can’t afford, but supporters say the program has brought hundreds of millions of dollars in spending and created thousands of high-paying jobs.
Former state House Minority Whip Dan Foley has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that police officers violated his civil and constitutional rights when they arrested him during a basketball game in 2007.
The lawsuit alleges that Foley was “physically…
The town of Las Cruces got approval in the final hours of the legislative session Thursday to issue tax increment financing bonds for redevelopment of its downtown area. Known as a TIDD in shorthand, the Las Cruces tax district will…
The House has easily approved the creation of a publicly accessible, online database of financial information from government agencies in New Mexico that would include the names of exempt employees but not classified employees.
A rare veto override move came to a dead end Wednesday afternoon when the House Judiciary committee voted 7-4 to table a bill that would have forced state agencies to share financial data, including Medicaid spending, with the Legislative Finance…
The curious case of Senate bill 531 is heating up. The bill–which would force state agencies to share financial data, including Medicaid spending, with the Legislative Finance Committee–is on today’s agenda of the House Judiciary Committee, but it wasn’t…
The House Judiciary Committee gave a do-pass recommendation earlier today to a bill that would create a publicly accessible database of financial information from government agencies in New Mexico, but not before stripping a provision that would have included employees’ names…
HB 17, a bill that would prevent convicted domestic violence offenders from becoming police officers and would remove certification from current officers convicted of domestic violence crimes, is being sent back to the House Judiciary Committee, where it…
Four members of New Mexico’s House of Representatives walked out of the House Judiciary Committee Friday afternoon as a domestic violence bill was being heard.
HB 17, which was introduced by Rep. Nate Cote and
During a panel discussion hosted by the New Mexico Independent Wednesday night, New Mexico State Sen. John Sapien signaled a willingness to compromise on a proposed 25 percent excise tax on medical marijuana. Also during the discussion, Sapien,…
Before discussion of a bill in committee, it’s normal for the chair to ask the audience who is there in support and who isn’t. After Chairman Garcia asked that question on Tuesday, Rep. Dennis Kintigh, R-Roswell, knew he was alone.…
