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The New Mexico Independent going forward

By | 11.16.11

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…

EIB hears more anti-cap-and-trade testimony

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By | 11.10.11

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…

New Mexico’s largest university low in popularity

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By | 11.10.11

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.

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KRQE calls CD2 for Pearce

By | 11.02.10 | 9:22 pm

Local TV station KRQE has called the 2nd Congressional District election for Republican Steve Pearce. Pearce was facing incumbent Democrat Harry Teague for the seat which Pearce held before running for Senate in 2008.

As the numbers in the Secretary…

State film museum will close; Maloof retiring, guv says

By | 05.21.10 | 2:16 pm

Gov. Bill Richardson announced Friday that the New Mexico Film Museum will suspend operations effective June 30 as a budget saving measure. The move will save about $177,000 per year, the governor’s office said, mostly through savings on…

A worse-than-usual press day for the governor

By | 02.10.10 | 10:14 pm

Gov. Bill Richardson promised to cut the positions of 59 political appointees across state government last year. But so far Richardson has repeatedly refused to turn over to the media a list of those who lost their jobs.

But Colleen…

Rep. Lujan talks health care, Afghanistan on KRQE

By | 11.02.09 | 11:41 am

Congressman Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., was on New Mexico news station KRQE about health care reform this morning, saying he believes the bill has been improved after the August recess. “One of the biggest improvements to the bill, and…