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.
Tensions between North Korea and South Korea have escalated sharply this week, but it’s unclear what — if any — role New Mexico Governor and former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Bill Richardson is playing in diplomatic efforts.
Richardson…
A veterans charity under investigation by the New Mexico Attorney General’s office for falsified registration forms is at the center of an emerging political scandal in Virginia.
Virginia’s Republican governor and several state lawmakers received campaign contributions from…
The state Health Department and Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) have agreed to jointly administer the Health Policy Commission (HPC), according to a memorandum of understanding released by the Health Department. More …
Former U.S. Representative Heather Wilson announced Thursday morning that she will not be running for elected office in 2010. In an e-mail to supporters, Wilson said: ”l am aware of the demands and limitations of elected office.” There had been…
Albuquerque-based public relations firm owner Doug Turner has decided to take the plunge and officially announce his run for governor, the Associated Press is reporting. Turner, who has a history of running other people’s campaigns, will run as a Republican.
Normally, a movie star being in talks for a role isn’t that big a deal for New Mexico politics. But actor Val Kilmer floated the possibility of a gubernatorial run earlier this year, though he has since disappeared from the…
This weekend, Val Kilmer was caught on video saying that he was “probably not” going to run for governor in 2010. Now according to New York magazine, he appears to have made us his mind while attending Tammy Haddad’s…
Val Kilmer, who is now in Washington D.C. for the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, was caught on camera by Politico reporter saying that he is “probably not” going to run for governor in 2010 (in New Mexico, though…
The Washington Examiner criticized the way that actor Val Kilmer is going about schmoozing those in Washington D.C. At least when it’s compared to singer Pete Wentz, most famous for being the singer for Chicago-based Fall Out Boy.
One of New Mexico’s most famous residents is once again telling people in the press that he wants to run for governor.
According to The Hill actor Val Kilmer is still thinking about running for New Mexico’s top job…
It wasn’t just New Mexico’s governor that was a target for the white powder that was sent to his office. As scary as it was, this incident was not confined to New Mexico. White powder (found to be…
Yep, that Val Kilmer. Thankfully, we have the New York Post to clue us in. He told a Post columnist, on a cell phone from Bulgaria where he’s making a movie, that he’s always seen himself as a…
