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.
While a New Mexico Workforce Solutions Department report showed the state ranked last in job growth from April 2010 to April 2011, the Bureau of Labor Statistics measured the state’s unemployment rate dropping from 8.6 percent to 7.3 percent. Joey Peters of the Santa Fe Reporter explains why the state numbers might be wrong.
Around 2,500 New Mexicans will be affected by Congress’ inability to extend an unemployment extension for jobless Americans who have already or will soon exhaust their eligibility for the aid, state officials said Monday.
Last week the U.S. Senate was unable to pass legislation that included an extension through November of the jobless benefits.
Around 1,100 New Mexicans already have lost jobless benefits since June 2 and another 1,400 are expected to lose them through the end of July, Carrie Moritomo, spokeswoman for the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions, told The Independent on Monday. More …
The unemployment rate in New Mexico dropped to 8.7 percent in April from 8.8 percent in March. This is up from 6.6 percent from April 2009, according to the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions. The national unemployment rate is at…
The state’s unemployment rate rose to 7.5 percent in August, but that depressing figure could have some positive effects. The increase could unlock up to $10 million in additional federal stimulus funding for Medicaid in New Mexico. The new money, if it materializes, would come as the state faces a $40 million shortfall in funding for healthcare for the neediest New Mexicans.
Could it be that our beloved commuter train may go by a different name soon? A Massachusetts company has sued two New Mexico governmental entities over their use of the name Rail Runner for the commuter train that runs…
