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.
Lt. Gov. Diane Denish, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee, said in a statement released Thursday morning that she was “angry and disappointed” upon learning of Bruce Malott’s decision to borrow money from Anthony Correra. Here’s the whole statement:
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Bruce Malott, chairman of the Educational Retirement Board (ERB), abruptly resigned his post Wednesday after media inquiries from the Albuquerque Journal about a loan he received from the father of a man who received $22 million in so-called third-party…
Following an NMI report on audits done of the state’s affordable housing system between ’04 and ’06, State Auditor Hector Balderas announced Thursday that his office is conducting a review to determine why the audits turned up none of the widespread problems that led to the system’s scandalous and nearly total collapse.
Five audits of the state’s affordable housing system conducted by the Albuquerque-based Meyners + Company turned up none of the widespread problems that led to its near total collapse in 2006, a review of public documents reveals
Gov. Bill Richardson refused Tuesday to answer whether he or anyone in his office knew that his brother-in-law had applied to become deputy director of the New Mexico Retiree Health Care Authority.
The agency hired Richardson’s brother-in-law Bill…
Gov. Bill Richardson refused Friday to answer whether he or anyone in his administration had sent the message out for state agencies to hire Albuquerque-based Meyners + Company to do auditing work.
State records show that Bruce Malott’s auditing firm has won nearly $7.8 million in public auditing contracts since Bill Richardson became governor, compared to $274,000 in the five years prior. Long before Malott won high-level appointments from the governor, he also served as his campaign treasurer.
