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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.

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Medical marijuana provides an economic boost in Montana

By | 07.21.10 | 3:42 pm

The rapid growth of Montana’s medical marijuana community has fueled a local economy but isn’t making anyone rich, yet. In the past two years, the state’s licensed patient pool has grown to 20,000 who are supplied by nearly 4,000 caregivers.…

Trip’s morning reading

By | 12.08.09 | 10:41 am

The Obama administration says it is settling a long-running and contentious lawsuit over royalties owed to American Indians, the Associated Press reports. Under an agreement announced today, the Interior Department will distribute $1.4 billion to more than 300,000 tribe…

Trip’s morning reading

By | 12.07.09 | 10:56 am

The Colorado secretary of state on Friday approved two measures for the 2010 ballot that would slash at least $1 billion annually in state taxes and roll back property taxes statewide, reports the Denver Post. This comes at a time