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.
Just before sunrise, the House shot SB 40, Concealed Weapons in Certain Restaurants, to the Governor’s desk without much of a bang.
Those licensed to carry guns in New Mexico might soon be able to skip the refresher class that is currently mandatory if a bill proposed by Senate Minority Leader Stuart Ingle, R-Portales, succeeds.
Ingle says a similar measure simply…
On Wednesday, a House committee voted to advance Senate Bill 40, sponsored by Sen. George Munoz, D-Gallup, which would allow those with a concealed carry license to bring their guns into restaurants or bars that serve liquor. It’s…
As it did last year when a similar bill was introduced, the New Mexico Restaurant Association has expressed its opposition to allowing concealed guns in restaurants that serve beer and wine. As Executive Director Carol Wight wrote today…
We’ve just posted another response to this week’s Independent Forum question (on whether patrons should be allowed to carry concealed guns in restaurants) and you should check it out if you haven’t already.
Today, Bill Jordan of New Mexico…
A bill in the state Legislature could change the way the state deals with guns and alcohol. See what our panelists say and share your own opinions. Updated Friday: The New Mexico Restaurant Association expresses its strong opposition to the bill.
A bill that would allow concealed handguns in some restaurants that serve beer and wine has been pre-filed for the 2010 legislative session, which begins later this month. The bill, sponsored by state Sen. George Munoz, D-Gallup, would allow…
In another video from Saturday’s protest in Alamogordo–sponsored by the Otero Tea Party Patriots, the Alamogordo Second Amendment Task Force and the Sons of Liberty Riders–one man explained why organizers encouraged participants to bring their guns.
“It’s a shock…
