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.
There’s a new emergency contraceptive pill on the horizon. “Ella” is available in 22 countries, is twice as effective as Plan B (the drug that’s now available over the counter) and it works for at least 120 hours, compared to…
Sen. Tom Udall will meet with Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan Wednesday, his office announced today. Udall, who has been supportive of Kagan, and his colleagues in the Senate will vote on Kagan’s confirmation.
Everybody wants to know what Obama’s Supreme Court pick, Solicitor General Elena Kagan, thinks about abortion. And right now at least, everybody is pretty disappointed. That’s because Kagan, who has never served as a judge (despite being nominated by President…
Sen. Jeff Bingaman announced his support for President Barack Obama’s choice of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to replace John Paul Stevens on the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, while Sen. Tom Udall praised her qualifications without exactly saying he supported Kagan.…
President Barack Obama announced his second nominee to the Supreme Court this morning. Solicitor General Elena Kagan will face opposition from both the left and right — but that she will most likely be confirmed before August, Newsweek reports.
Republicans…
John Paul Stevens, often described as the leader of the liberal wing of the U.S. Supreme Court., announced today that he will retire this summer. Stevens, who will turn 90 on April 20, has served on the Supreme Court for…
