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 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.
The 2010 legislative session kicked off midday Tuesday with Gov. Bill Richardson final state of the state address. The New Mexico Independent was joined by Alexa Schirtzinger, a staff writer with the Santa Fe Reporter, for coverage of the…
The legislative session begins today and The New Mexico Independent will be live-blogging, as we will for all 30 days. From the opening gavel to the final call of sine die, we will be chronicling and discussing important committee hearings,…
Governor Bill Richardson’s Budget Balancing Task Force met Albuquerque at Expo New Mexico today and the New Mexico Independent was on hand to liveblog and webcast the proceedings. Click the box below to read a transcript of the discussion.
