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.
Late last week, an amendment proposed by Rep. Ben Ray Lujan (D), of New Mexico’s third district, attempting to alter a deal between the U.S. government and a major mining firm was voted down. Lujan had been seeking to tweak the Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2009, legislation originally introduced by Senators John Kyl and John McCain allowing for an exchange of land between the federal government and the Resolution Copper Co. Lujan had hoped to protect this land,
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) appeared on the Today Show Tuesday morning and was asked about his comments Saturday that there was “substantial evidence” that some forest fires had been started by illegal immigrants. A Forest Service spokesman told ABC News that there was “no evidence” for McCain’s claim.
“First of all we are concerned particularly about areas down on the border where there is substantial evidence that some of these fires are caused by people who have crossed our border illegally,” John McCain said in a statement contracticted by the U.S. Forest Service. “They have set fires because they want to signal others; they have set fires to keep warm; and they have set fires in order to divert law enforcement agents and agencies from them. So the answer to that part of the problem is: get a secure border.”
A new NBC poll indicates that an overwhelming majority of Americans agree with the Obama administration’s decision not to release the photos of Osama bin Laden’s corpse.
The lame duck Congress won’t repeal the don’t ask, don’t tell policy that bars openly gay soldiers from serving in the military. And with Republicans taking control of the House and narrowing the Democrats’ advantage in the Senate, prospects beyond…
As Republicans push for increased border enforcement, many have sought to expand Operation Streamline, a “zero tolerance” immigration enforcement program that automatically slates all migrants caught crossing the border illegally for criminal prosecution. (Immigrant deportation is generally a civil,…
Three high-powered donors were responsible for $350,000 in donations to Susana Martinez’s campaign over the past few months: Foster Friess, Michael Bleyzer and B. Wayne Hughes. The three are all prominent Republicans with connections to powerful GOP leaders including Donald…
As The Washington Post’s Peter Slevin reported last week, GOP Senate hopeful J.D. Hayworth might be down in the polls, and he might have just a fifth of the campaign funds accumulated by his primary opponent, Sen. John McCain…
According to a recent academic study, Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., is one of the Senators with a true claim at being a “maverick.” This came on the heels of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., telling Newsweek that he never…
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…
Governor Bill Richardson told Arizona governor Jan Brewer that he believes she should veto a bill that some say will lead to racial profiling.
Richardson spokesman Gilbert Gallegos confirmed to the Associated Press that Richardson called Brewer.
Governor Bill Richardson ordered more law enforcement officers to the New Mexico-Mexico border today, following the killing of Arizona rancher Robert Krentz.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the border, there have been nearly 600 murders in Juarez, including…
Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, aka Joe the Plumber, is making several appearances in New Mexico this week, supporting state Sen. Kent Cravens’ bid for lieutenant governor and a local tea party group.
Though then-presidential candidate John McCain made numerous references to “Joe…
Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez has hired one of the most well-known GOP public relations professionals in the business to run her campaign’s communications operation, a source close to the campaign confirmed.
Jim Spiri is a conservative who traveled extensively last year to try to help GOP nominee John McCain win the presidency. Now, because of his son’s 2001 death, he’s openly supporting President Barack Obama’s attempt to reform the nation’s health care system.
The Hill, a newspaper written for and about Congress, asked every member of the Senate “which member of the opposing party they most enjoyed partnering with on legislation.” They also asked, on a not-for-attribution basis, which member of the opposing…
A poll by Rasmussen Reports finds that most respondents want their elected officials to be more like Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin than Arizona Sen. John McCain.
The poll also shows a striking, though not unexpected, difference between how Republicans…
The average of New Mexico polls taken in the last week showed an 8.9 percent lead for Barack Obama over John McCain. The current election results, as of Wednesday afternoon, show a 14.9 percent margin of victory for Obama — a six point swing from the polls to the unofficial results.
Barack Obama won New Mexico with a healthy 14.6 percent margin of victory last Tuesday. But New Mexico as a solid blue state doesn’t tell the whole story. Not all of New Mexico went equally to Obama or his GOP challenger John McCain. Some areas were more favorable to the Democratic candidate, some to the Republican.
The Prophet Yahweh, as we noted in a previous post, had hoped to summon UFOs for Obama on Halloween. Their purpose was to tell the world that a vote for John McCain over Barack Obama was a vote for…
