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.
The national GOP “blueprint” for victory in the November mid-term elections is coming into focus, Politico says in a piece today. And if that political journal is correct, the only “hot” race in New Mexico is the one in…
Albuquerque freshman Rep. Martin Heinrich is trailing his Republican rival, Jon Barela, by six points, according to a Survey USA poll commissioned by KOB’s Eyewitness News 4. In a poll of 559 likely voters, taken July 22-25, Barela’s lead…
Yesterday NPR aired a report on the 2nd Congressional District race between Republican Steve Pearce and Democrat Harry Teague. Reporter Linda Wertheimer said the race is “almost a model of midterm elections, asking voters, ‘Do you want…
Former U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce, R-N.M., who is trying to regain his old seat in Congress, announced today that he once again raised more money than incumbent Harry Teague, D-N.M.
Pearce raised $462,000 in the quarter to Teague’s $317,000. Both…
New federal guidelines that will streamline the diagnosis of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for veterans are likely to increase the number of PTSD patients in New Mexico’s medical marijuana program because they will make it easier for veterans…
Sen. Tom Udall may be coming to a television near you. Udall is now hosting a new TV show that will air on public access and be archived his website.
Rep. Harry Teague, D-N.M., and the four companies that he owns are facing a multi-million dollar lawsuit, Politico reports.
The lawsuit, by SunTrust Equipment Finance & Leasing Corp., alleges Teague’s companies (Eunice Well Servicing, ABC Rental, Teaco Drilling and…
The future of the Internet could hinge on a decision by the Federal Communications Commission on how the government can regulate the Internet. For New Mexico, the decision could effect tens of millions of dollars in federal funds earmarked for expanding broadband access. Both Harry Teague and Steve Pearce say the FCC’s proposed regulatory change would be the wrong one, though for different reasons.
A bill requiring most groups to reveal who paid for political ads has passed the U.S. House Thursday on a near-party line 219-206 vote. All three members of the House of Representatives from New Mexico voted in the majority.…
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) has assigned lobbyists to help out on the reelection campaigns of certain potentially vulnerable House members—including freshman Reps. Martin Heinrich and Harry Teague, according to Roll Call.
Michael Rocca, an assistant professor of political science at the University of New Mexico, discussed the upcoming congressional midterm elections both nationwide and in New Mexico with UNM’s Benson Hendrix. His take? Things might not change all that much…
Steve Pearce and Tom Mullins won the two contested Congressional primaries in New Mexico. Both are Republicans who will challenge Democratic incumbents in the 2nd and 3rd Congressional Districts, respectively.
Some New Mexico politicians praised President Barack Obama’s reported decision to send 1,200 National Guard troops to the border. Obama will also request $500 million in supplemental funding for border security.
The Coalition for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans honored Congressman Harry Teague for his work on veterans issues this week. The freshman Democrat from southern New Mexico sits on the Coalition for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans.
U.S. Rep. Harry Teague, a first-term Democrat, won in 2008 in part by talking about how he treated his employees, including proudly boasting that his companies provided health care for those who worked for him.
That’s no longer the…
Reps. Harry Teague, Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan all told The Independent they oppose the newly-signed Arizona law, calling it racial profiling and an breach of individual privacy rights. The three also said that the law shows the need…
Internal polls released by Harry Teague’s campaign show the freshman Democrat is roughly even with Steve Pearce in the 2nd Congressional District race. The move to release the poll came after a taunt by the National Republican Campaign Committee…
All five members of the New Mexico delegation voiced their support for naming the Department of Interior building after the late Stewart Udall. Not only did Udall serve as the Secretary of the Interior for eight years, but he is…
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood caused a stir last month when he announced that he and his office were thinking of giving bicyclists and pedestrians a bigger voice in order to “treat walking and bicycling as equals with other transportation modes.” A new Santa Fe advocacy and education group, Bike Santa Fe, is taking LaHood up on the new vision.
Rep. Harry Teague, who represents the 2nd Congressional District, proposed plans to expand border security today, including more than $135 million in funding.
“Over the past three years, a drug war raging within a stone’s throw of American territory has…
