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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.

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Barela’s firm benefits from film tax rebates

By | 09.29.10 | 1:41 pm

Republican Jon Barela, vying to unseat Freshman Democratic Rep. Martin Heinrich, has often said that government spending isn’t a solution to stimulating the economy and that if elected he’d end “wasteful government spending.” In yesterday’s Albuquerque Journal, he was quoted saying it’s risk-takers that lead to economic growth, not government incentives. Yet Barela’s own company—Cerelink—has benefited significantly from taxpayer cash assistance, through New Mexico’s film tax rebate program and from high speed computing infrastructure owned by the public.

TODAY’S TOP STORIES: WIPP it, WIPP it good!

By | 03.04.09 | 10:22 am

A bill that would abolish the death penalty in New Mexico now faces its toughest hurdle: getting through the Senate Judiciary Committee. Previously, similar bills have died in this committee. Steve Terrell of the Santa Fe New Mexican has more…

The end of easy money!?! A crackdown on title loans builds steam as N.M.-filmed TV series ‘Easy Money’ gets the ax

By | 11.13.08 | 1:16 pm

“My business is based on one simple concept. Never tell yourself no. Why not buy that new flat screen, why not take that trip to the Bahamas, why not add a few carats to the engagement ring? There used to…