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.
Under Martinez’s plan, public officials convicted of corruption would lose their pensions and a new State Police unit would crack down on crooked New Mexico politician. Martinez also said she’d push to ban for life state contractors and lobbyists convicted of violating the public trust, make it a crime for an elected official who knows of but does not report corruption and require the archiving of legislative meetings that are webcast.
Joan Brown, osf, a Franciscan sister and Director of NM Interfaith Power & Light, is blogging from the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, which is happening Dec. 7-18. She went to Copenhagen with an international delegation of…
Marc Schiff, a former architect who played an integral role in the stealing of $4.3 million in taxpayer money during construction of the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Courthouse, was sentenced today to a year and a day in federal prison.
Earlier this month, a send-off party held for Manny Aragon, the prison-bound former president of the New Mexico Senate, created controversy. Now, a golf tournament is being held to raise money for the legal defense of former Public…
A few weeks ago, I had no idea what a torreón was (it means tower). But the torreón which bore the name of former state Sen. Manny Aragon became the center of a mini-controversy when people began debating whether or…
Former Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court Administrator Toby Martinez was sentenced today to 67 months in prison.
Sandra Martinez was sentenced today to five years on probation for her role in the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Courthouse Scandal, the Albuquerque Journal is reporting.
Let’s start off today with photos from the 2009 Legislature. That’s a nice way to look back at things, right? Then on to other things…
If the prospect that legislators will really throw down with the nonprofit sector this year is keeping you up at night, you might want to head over to Clearly New Mexico for some excellent blogging by Eli Il Young…
Richard Romero — the former president pro tem of the New Mexico Senate and current candidate for mayor of Albuquerque — issued some strong words today. His targets: the convicted — and now sentenced…
Former New Mexico Senate powerhouse Manny Aragon is headed to prison for 67 months (five and a half years), followed by three years of probation, various news sources are reporting.
Aragon pleaded guilty in October to three federal felony counts…
New Mexico’s former Senate President Pro Tem Manny Aragon will learn his sentence today, reports KOB TV. After pocketing $600,000 during the Metropolitan Courthouse construction, he may face a five-and-a-half year prison term and up to $2 million in…
If you haven’t checked out the letter former Senate President Manny Aragon has written to a federal judge seeking leniency in the imposing of fines and restitution for his role in the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Courthouse scandal, you should.
A federal judge has granted a motion for Eclipse Aviation to liquidate its assets, ending a decade-long run for the aircraft maker, the Associated Press reports.
Also, the sole airline at the Farmington airport will add a flight to…
Legislation that would cap — for the first time — the amount that financial contributors could give to New Mexico political candidates and elected officials easily cleared a Senate committee considered by some as wary of such measures.
Memo to New Mexico’s 112 state lawmakers: Remember what doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger. For many in Santa Fe that could become the mantra, because the 60-day legislative session that kicks off Tuesday at the Roundhouse could call for a feat of superhuman strength.
Two of Gov. Bill Richardson’s longtime friends and advisers made headlines last week amid revelations that a federal probe into allegations of pay-to-play politics may reach all the way to the governor’s office. But the bigger story is New Mexico’s chummy political culture in which friendship with the governor and state business can become intertwined.
KUNM News Director Jim Williams recently sat down with several local reporters to talk over the big stories of 2008. And as you can imagine there was a lot to talk about: Barack Obama‘s huge victory in otherwise purple…
A former U.S. attorney for New Mexico said Tuesday that federal prosecutors across the nation are studying the arrest and prosecution of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Not only because it’s juicy, but because if and when Blagojevich pleads guilty…
The good folks at the Nieman Watchdog have come up with a great collection of 10 questions Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin ought to answer — if she ever answered questions.
