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.
Recently proposed federal and state family-planning spending cuts would disproportionately hinder low-income Latinas’ access to reproductive care, said several women’s reproductive care
Former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson traveled to Florida with “campaign-style stops” in Tallahassee, Melbourne and Orlandom, according to the St. Petersburg Times. Johnson spoke about cutting taxes, cutting spending and, yes, legalizing marijuana.
BP says it will offer oil spill victims a sum equal to or better than the compensation a protracted legal battle would yield. But to get that money, a claimant must prove “proximate cause,” or a connection between the spill and the damages they have suffered. The definition of proximate cause that the independent administrator settles on — various Gulf states define proximate cause differently — will have a major impact on who receives compensation and who does not, experts say.
Want another fact to remind you that New Mexico isn’t as bad off as other states? New figures released by California on Wednesday showed that in eight counties, more than 1 in 5 people were out of work, the…
Arizona is one of the country’s seven worst states in emergency health preparedness, a new report says, according to the Arizona Daily Star. Whereas Arizona scored an overall 5 out of 10 in the report (least prepared), New…
Thirty-six states confront budget shortfalls totaling $28 billion this year according to an analysis by the National Conference of State Legislatures, Stateline.org reports today. New Mexico is listed in the report as struggling with one of the worst budget…
In 10 days, New Mexico’s state lawmakers will converge in Santa Fe for a special legislative session to address a half-billion dollar budgetary shortfall. And as they say, misery loves company. States across the nation are struggling financially, which doesn’t make the situation here any easier. But it’s nice to know you’re not alone.
So with that in mind, here’s a sampling of what’s going on elsewhere. More …
In his commentary here at NMI the other day, Bill Jordan wrote: ”Education—which represents the largest single expenditure for the state—saw some of that increased spending. And not a moment too soon. At the end of the Johnson administration, New…
Jeb Bush: Disliked as far away as Ireland. Photo by the Labour Party
You needed a little bit of good news this morning, didn’t you? Well here it…
