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.
Some rank and file members of Local 624 may want to endorse Richard Romero for mayor, but AFSCME leaders say the union’s endorsement of incumbent mayor Martin Chavez is solid.
Two of Albuquerque’s three ballot-qualified mayoral candidates say recent City of Albuquerque official television ads featuring Mayor Martin Chavez are essentially campaign ads, and that he should use his pot of public campaign money for such ads instead. The mayor’s spokeswoman counters that the ads are perfectly legal and that the three-term mayor has always been outspoken and highly visible.
As the dust settles on the first-ever run to qualify for public financing in an Albuquerque mayoral campaign, one question on a lot of minds is whether the new system rewards organizational backing — and “incumbency advantage” — over voter support.
The condition of Albuquerque’s fund for publicly financed elections is not as dire as recent speculation in the mainstream media might suggest. And City Councilor Rey Garduño has already pledged to seek more money for the fund if crowded fields of qualifying candidates make the Oct. 6 ballot.
Albuquerque mayoral hopeful James Thomas looks to sue the city for what he’s calling unfair campaign rules, according to a report by KOB TV. Candidates must collect at least 3,000 contributions of $5 each in order to qualify for…
