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.
Yesterday, the Obama administration fast-tracked seven transmission projects across 12 states — including one in New Mexico — that will generate thousands of construction jobs and increase electric output in the Southwest and Rocky states.
The Las Cruces Sun-News reports that a Las Cruces woman received a bill for $1,122 from Memorial Medical Center for a cavity body search ordered by the Metro Narcotics Agency that turned up no illegal substances.
Foreign nationals summoned by the Motor Vehicle Department to verify their New Mexico residency now do not have to travel to Albuquerque, as the Martinez administration authorized a second processing center in Las Cruces Tuesday.
“MORE MOSQUES, LESS JOBS vote Democrat???”
Those words, glowing white on a black background, make up the entire text of an electronic billboard that’s causing controversy in southern New Mexico, the Las Cruces Sun-News reports today.
The billboard was…
Las Cruces mayor Ken Miyagishima withdrew a proposed resolution that would have condemned the controversial Arizona immigration bill after changes were made to the Arizona bill. Miyagishima was convinced by changes in the law, though the “fix” bill was signed…
Helena Chemical Company won a defamation lawsuit against Arturo Uribe, a 40-year old social worker who lives near a warehouse owned by the Tennessee-based Helena Chemical Company, and had spoken out repeatedly about the company. Two months prior to Helena’s suit against him, Uribe and 22 community members sued the company–which had been repeatedly cited for air quality violations–saying its emissions were making local children sick.
There will be fewer red-light cameras in New Mexico after the state Department of Transportation was given the power to ban red light cameras on any state road, highway or federal interstate. Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Las Cruces will…
The town of Las Cruces got approval in the final hours of the legislative session Thursday to issue tax increment financing bonds for redevelopment of its downtown area. Known as a TIDD in shorthand, the Las Cruces tax district will…
A bill that would allow a tax district in Las Cruces to issue tax-exempt bonds to help pay for revitalizing downtown cleared the Senate unanimously Monday morning.
The bonds would be backed by future state and local tax proceeds.
The Las Cruces City Council decided today to “revisit certain terms” of City Manager Terrence Moore’s contract at a later date and “offer further clarification where needed.”
That’s according to a news release sent out by the city moments after…
Ruidoso Downs racetrack could see its state taxes drop by $2.5 million over several years if legislation filed last week becomes law.
But unlike in recent years, when similar bills were filed, this time around voters in Ruidoso likely will…
The Las Cruces City Council will meet in closed session today to discuss personnel issues involving City Manager Terrence Moore, including concerns that have recently been raised about his travel and an incident in which he had his…
Las Cruces City Manager Terrence Moore had his administrative assistant babysit his children – while she was on the clock and being paid with public money – so he could attend a city council meeting.
Election victories by progressives helped spark ethics reform in Albuquerque and state government. Now some say it’s time for similar reforms in Las Cruces
Las Cruces became on Monday the sixth city in New Mexico to restrict the use of cell phones while driving.
The city council, on a unanimous vote, set steep penalties – a fine of up to $500 and/or 90 days…
A controversial political action committee didn’t violate any city ordinance when it failed to report to the city that it had raised money by telling people it was for the Las Cruces municipal election, Clerk Esther Martinez announced Wednesday.
Though a local political committee used the upcoming Las Cruces municipal election to raise money, its treasurer says it’s a state PAC and doesn’t have to file a campaign finance report with the city. The city clerk is investigating whether the committee is violating the city election code.
Some activists who support Las Cruces City Councilor Sharon Thomas’ re-election bid have tried to label her opponent, Jim Harbison, a right-wing extremist because he has been involved in a political Web site on which some have advocated for violence. But even Thomas says Harbison is no extremist.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack heard complaints on Wednesday from dairy farmers about the need for changes in the system, the Las Cruces Sun-News is reporting.
Sharon Lombardi, director of the Diary Producers of New Mexico, told Vilsack…
The story gets weirder and weirder. According to Ashley Meeks of the Las Cruces Sun-News, the man who has been flying a Nazi flag over his house–in protest of what he says is the United States’ turn towards communism–is…
