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.
Democratic state Reps. Bill O’Niell, Ben Rodefer, Karen Giannini, Jeff Steinborn and Jack Thomas are all facing stiff competition from Republicans who are amassing significants amount of money before the November election.
A bill that would require the Educational Retirement Board to publicly disclose the pension amounts for each of its 30,000 members passed the Senate Tuesday night and will now go to the governor for his signature.
A bill that would require the Educational Retirement Board to publicly disclose the pension amounts for each of its 30,000 members passed its first Senate Committee on Friday. As The Independent reported in December, a state law…
A bill that would require the Educational Retirement Board to publicly disclose the pension amounts for each of its 30,000 members passed the House unanimously. As The Independent reported in December, a state law passed last year…
The first rule of any veteran election-night party-goer is this: Don’t show up on time. At 7 p.m., the bar may be open and the buffet full-up, but the real fun won’t start until results start pouring in. For Republicans on Tuesday, the sentiment seemed to be don’t show up at all.
Could Barack Obama have Election Day coattails long enough to reach down into the New Mexico Legislature? That’s certainly the hope of state Democrats — and the fear of at least a few Republicans. Thanks to clever redistricting, most seats in the 112-member body have remained remarkably stable for years. But at least a few are drawing intense interest, and money, in this election cycle.
