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 trial of former Secretary of State Rebecca Vigil-Giron and three others accused of bilking taxpayers out of millions of dollars has been set for July.
The trial is scheduled to begin July 19 at 9 a.m., according to…
Elizabeth Kupfer, one of four people indicted in the secretary of state case, worked as a consultant for New Mexico Attorney General Gary King shortly after King took office in 2007. The fact that Kupfer had a contract with the AG’s office after King took over was revealed today in documents released by the AG’s office in response to a records request.
One of two assistant attorney generals prosecuting the case against former New Mexico Secretary of State Rebecca Vigil-Giron and three others was once fired by one of the defendants in the case, former AG employee Elizabeth Kupfer.
The indictments of former New Mexico Secretary of State Rebecca Vigil-Giron and others are a reminder of the need for reforms that might help prevent or deter public corruption in the future. Officials point to reforms such as the creation of an independent ethics commission, more funding for the state auditor and attorney general and regulatory changes.
