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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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Gary Johnson files for New Hampshire primary hours before deadline

By | 10.28.11 | 3:51 pm

Former Gov. Gary Johnson filed the paperwork for his candidacy in the New Hampshire presidential primary — mere hours before the filing deadline in the crucial early primary state. After a campaign mix-up, Johnson was forced to take a red-eye from Arizona to file his paperwork in person.

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Gay, young Republican groups oppose Johnson’s exclusion from New Hampshire debate

By | 06.06.11 | 3:38 pm

Multiple GOP-affiliated groups are calling for presidential candidate and former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson to be invited to an upcoming televised debate in New Hampshire. The debate’s hosts, CNN as well as the New Hampshire Union Leader and WMUR-TV, say they will not include Johnson because he has not received more than 2 percent support in any major national polls.

Gov. Johnson: GOP victory in Massachusetts not a mandate

By | 01.22.10 | 2:23 pm

Former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson, a libertarian-leaning Republican, told a New Hampshire paper that the victory by a Republican in the Massachusetts special election is not a mandate for Republicans. “I just see (voters having) a real disgust…

Johnson headed to New Hampshire

By | 01.14.10 | 5:44 pm

Former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson is heading to New Hampshire to speak to the New Hampshire Liberty Caucus, the Santa Fe New Mexican’s Steve Terrell reported today. Johnson will be there on January 23.

Trip’s morning reading

By | 01.04.10 | 10:15 am

About six million Americans are living on nothing but food stamps, according to an analysis by the New York Times. The paper profiles several recipients in Florida who are representative of the growing trend as the country’s economic travails continue.

Trip’s morning reading: Afternoon edition

By | 10.29.09 | 1:23 pm

New Hampshire’s bid to become the 14th state to legalize medical marijuana fell two votes short Wednesday, according to the Associated Press.

Trip’s morning reading

By | 10.13.09 | 10:45 am

New Mexico relies most heavily on the state gross receipts tax for its revenue — to the tune of 36.1 percent, according to a new report. By comparison, the state income tax comes in third as a revenue generator,…