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 New Mexico Independen is now participating in a liveblog with the KUNM Government Project to cover the action in the final days of the legislative session.
Click the headline to read a transcript our interactive live blog, including reports from The New Mexico Independent, The Santa Fe New Mexican, KNME, KUNM, Weekly Alibi and more than 1,000 readers.
Our biggest and best-ever election day coverage begins Nov. 2 at 9 a.m., when we launch an interactive live blog, in partnership with our colleagues at The Santa Fe New Mexican. Join us throughout the day to catch up…
We are very excited to bring you our biggest and best-ever election day coverage this Nov. 2, including an extraordinary live blog in partnership with our colleagues at The Santa Fe New Mexican, which will launch at 9 a.m.…
Hooray! NMI is proud to report that we’ve been selected to receive the annual First Amendment Award, to be given by the American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico (ACLU-NM) at its Bill of Rights Celebration in October.
ACLU-NM Executive Director…
Watch the video and read a transcript of our live blog of Thursday’s debate between gubernatorial hopefuls Diane Denish and Susana Martinez.
New Mexico’s first gubernatorial debate has been scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 19 at Eldorado High School in Albuquerque, and the topic will be education. Albuquerque Public Schools is hosting the debate, which will be moderated by Superintendent Winston Brooks.
The…
The Independent, with KUNM and KNME, hosted a discussion on immigration at the KNME studios. Video of the discussion is embedded to the left and the transcript of the live blog is available below.
Our panelists are Rep. Dennis Kintigh, R-Roswell, who is a former FBI special agent; Marcela Diaz, an immigrant-rights advocate with Somos Un Pueblo Unido; and Dante DiGregorio, a professor at UNM’s Anderson School of Management who specializes in business relations between the U.S. and Mexico.
Want to know who won, who lost and why it matters? The Independent had near-instant returns information on the live blog, plus a live webcast featuring commentary from Gwyneth Doland, reporter Larry Behrens, KUNM’s Jim Williams and KNME’s Gene Grant, Kevin McDonald and Tracy Dingmann. Meanwhile, NMI’s Trip Jennings reported from GOP headquarters and Bryant Furlow had updates from the Democrats’ watch party.
Want to know who’s winning, who’s losing and why it matters? Log on to our election night webcast and live blog tonight starting at 6:30 p.m. We’ll have near-instant returns information on the live blog, plus a live webcast featuring…
The Independent will be your home for up-to-the-minute news on the evening of the primary election, Tuesday June 1. We’ll have the latest returns, reports from campaign headquarters and analysis by a panel of experts, right here. Sign up here…
The Independent will webcast and liveblog a Sportsmen’s Forum put on by The New Mexico Wildlife Federation featuring all five candidates for Commissioner of Public Lands on Wednesday. The Independent’s Trip Jennings will moderate the debate.
The Independent is live from the 2010 Republican Party of New Mexico pre-primary convention. This is the convention where candidates attempt to get on the ballot with the votes of 20 percent of the delegates. If candidates do not get to 20 percent, the candidates can make the ballot by collecting signatures afterward.
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The Independent will be on hand at the Albuquerque Hilton Saturday at noon to live blog the 2010 Republican Party pre-primary convention, where candidates for office will vie for enough votes to be placed on the primary election ballot.
In particular,…
The New Mexico Independent live blogged the final day of the first special session of 2010 from gavel to gavel. Click the headline to read a transcript.
Some expected for the third day of the 2010 special session to be perhaps final day, and the Independent was there to live blog from the House and Senate floors as well as some committee hearings. The Senate passed the budget bill, the reason for the special session, without amendments; the bill will now be sent to the governor. After three hours of debate, the House passed an omnibus tax bill.
Today is election day in Santa Fe and other cities throughout the state (including, notably, Rio Rancho). The Santa Fe New Mexican is doing an election day live blog for the Santa Fe municipal elections. Santa Fe voters, among…
The 2010 special session completed a second day and the Independent was there to live blog from the House and Senate floors until the very end of the House hearing in the early morning hours. Both the Senate and House took up significant bills and the Independent was there to cover the debate.
The New Mexico Independent was back for live blogging and live blogged the action from the House and Senate today. The governor’s proclamation outlined what would be allowed to be discussed this year. The Independent covered the House Appropriation…
As the New Mexico State Legislature entered the home stretch, The Independent was there to provide a marathon 30-hour play-by-play. We live blogged with legislators, issue experts, bloggers and readers from around the state. Click the headline to read a transcript.
