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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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Martinez selected for leadership position in RGA

By | 11.19.10 | 1:22 pm

Gov.-elect Susana Martinez was elected as an at-large member for the Republican Governor’s Association leadership team at its annual meeting in San Diego Thursday, reflecting her status as a rising star in the party just weeks after her election. Martinez was the first Hispanic woman to be elected as a governor, and the first woman governor of New Mexico.

Guv candidates tangle over driver’s licenses for immigrants

By | 09.27.10 | 4:58 pm

Both gubernatorial candidates say they want to repeal New Mexico’s law giving illegal immigrants the right to get state drivers licenses.

The difference between Republican Susana Martinez and Democratic Lt. Gov. Diane Denish comes when the subject…

Martinez doubts human influence on global warming, Denish attacks

By | 08.18.10 | 2:58 pm

New Mexico’s two candidates for governor clashed Wednesday on global climate change and its causes.

The back-and-forth began when Politico quoted Republican Susana Martinez in a story saying that she had “doubts about the role human activity plays in…

Janice Arnold-Jones announces run for governor

By | 08.31.09 | 8:20 am

State Rep. Janice Arnold-Jones officially announced yesterday that she’ll run for the GOP nomination for governor in 2010. In her campaign kick-off address, Arnold-Jones emphasized three issues: connectivity, ethics and education.