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.
Earmarks have become tangible signs of reckless and wasteful spending that politicians can single out in a time of painful belt-tightening for the electorate. For challengers, the issue is easy: Pick an earmark, describe it as a waste of taxpayer dollars and paint your opponent as fiscally irresponsible. For incumbents, choosing a response is difficult: Swear off the practice and risk appearing hypocritical for accepting prior funds, argue for specific projects but advocate loudly for reform or double down and brag about the benefits of earmarks.
The U.S. House Appropriations Committee announced yesterday that it would adopt a rule that would ban earmarks for for-profit entities. The policy was one put forward by Rep. Harry Teague, D-N.M.
Yesterday, we asked readers to look into the requested earmarks of U.S. Sens. Tom Udall and Jeff Bingaman, both New Mexico Democrats.
And Bill Allison over at Real Time Investigations, who brought to our attention the Senate earmark disclosures…
During remarks about the nation’s national debt and annual deficit at today’s Rio Rancho Town Hall, President Obama took the media to task for only paying attention to earmarks in the federal budget when there are much larger problems, namely…
