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.
American Cement officials and the Greater Gardner Neighborhood Association met Tuesday night to create a community advisory panel (CAP) to foster communication between the company and neighbors of its cement transfer facility in Albuquerque’s North Valley. The group is to be the first of three in New Mexico and at least five nationwide, company officials said. Some residents expressed optimism that they will now directly engage the company, rather than relying on the City of Albuquerque Air Quality Division to address their community’s needs.
Hours after two state representatives joined GOP lawmakers to table a major budget bill, the pair changed their votes and the bill moved forward. What happened between two major votes on Feb. 17, the next to last day of the regular session, offers a glimpse into how the New Mexico Legislature operates, especially when rank-and-file lawmakers buck a coalition of power brokers.
The House Taxation and Revenue Committee tried but failed minutes ago to bring back up a capital outlay bill viewed as key to state budget negotiations. The House committee amended SB 182 late Tuesday and then tabled it. Committee Chairman
A potential showdown is emerging between state lawmakers and Gov. Bill Richardson over where to look for cost savings. State lawmakers, grappling with a projected half-a-billion-dollar budget shortfall, were told Tuesday they could limit the pain by retrieving nearly $200 million in unspent money on unfinished brick-and-mortar projects around the state.
