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The New Mexico Independent going forward

By | 11.16.11

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…

EIB hears more anti-cap-and-trade testimony

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By | 11.10.11

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…

New Mexico’s largest university low in popularity

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By | 11.10.11

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.

Posts Tagged Mesa del Sol

Martinez ads falsely accuses Denish of ‘hiding a scandal,’ FactCheck.org says

By | 09.22.10 | 5:17 pm

Susana Martinez’s recent campaign ads accusing rival Diane Denish of “hiding a scandal” related to Mesa del Sol are “a scandal of the Martinez campaign’s making,” FactCheck.org reported Wednesday.

According to FactCheck: “The Martinez campaign is jumping to conclusions…

House passes bill to fund projects around NM

By | 02.18.10 | 4:08 am

A bill to authorize $40 million for projects around the state cleared the House early Thursday morning. Lawmakers voted 37 to 31 to fund everything from a Hewlett Packard center in Rio Rancho to a technical support center at

Projects get funding in bill that passes House Tax and Rev Committee

By | 02.17.10 | 11:24 pm

Everything from a Hewlett Packard center in Rio Rancho to technical support center at Mesa Del Sol in Albuquerque to dam repair in Bluewater and Hatch would be funded through a bill that cleared the House Taxation and…

Albuquerque gets a jobs boost from Schott Solar

By | 12.17.09 | 3:49 pm

Given that its unemployment rate has doubled over the past year, Albuquerque got some welcome news this week when Schott Solar announced that by the end of December its photovoltaic (PV) module production line will be at full capacity with…