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.
Lawrence Rael, executive director of the Mid-Region Council of Governments, formally announced today that he’s entering the crowded Democratic primary race for lieutenant governor.
“New Mexico faces tremendous challenges, but I also see tremendous opportunities,” Rael said in a news…
When the Las Cruces-based Region VII Housing Authority shut down in August 2006, board members said the agency’s records would be sent to Region III in Albuquerque.
Plans for a 39-mile loop through the western hinterlands of Sandoval and Bernalillo counties are seeing new life. Boosters say the road may one day relieve traffic; critics suggest it’s more of a valentine to developers.
But the Senate’s stimulus bill, which passed today, allows for $5.5 billion in additional grants that could help provide funding for big-ticket transportation projects on Albuquerque’s wish list.
The goal is lofty and laudable: Preserve farm land in the Middle Rio Grande Valley, help growers reach promising markets and cut greenhouse gases according to Kyoto Protocols. But one question simmers: Would Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez, widely regarded as the King of Sprawl, really defend small farmers against mega-builders?
