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.
Much has been written recently about a challenge to Democratic House Speaker Ben Lujan and whether House Democrats, who hold a 37-33 majority over Republicans, will throw him overboard or keep him on as leader.
Less noted is…
The New Mexico Department of Transportation has generated nearly $5 million in legal expenses over the past three years, accounting for nearly 20 percent of the $27 million in payouts handled by the state Risk Management Division, the Santa…
A revenue package that is a cornerstone of a proposed 2011 New Mexico state budget passed the House Wednesday night by a vote of 38-28; it now goes to the governor’s desk. The measure raises about $240 million in taxes through various measures. But it also may create extra pain for some local governments.
Here is a list of the seven bills, not including memorials, that were introduced yesterday during the special session in both chambers. We’ll start off with the Senate.
In the wake of a horrific murder in Santa Fe, one Republican state lawmaker says he’ll ask Gov. Bill Richardson to add a controversial proposal — the Unborn Victims of Violence Act — to the agenda for the next legislative session.
Whether Mariano Leyba Jr. is convicted of two murders or three might not affect his sentence, but the idea that a baby who is fully developed and clearly viable is, legally, a non-entity is disturbing.
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.
