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.
Governor Bill Richardson has made it three in a row — that is three days in a row that he has used his blog to push back at criticism from legislators. This time, it is over his hiring freeze,…
The state has filled 371 classified positions and 41 exempt posts since the start of a hiring freeze, the Santa Fe New Mexican reports.
Kate Nash of the New Mexican writes that officials said that every hire required the…
Gov. Bill Richardson’s proposal to impose a hiring and pay freeze on state government may appease fiscal conservatives, but such a plan at this time would once again punish the little guy — especially middle- and low-income state employees — as well as citizens who rely on state services.
