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.
Albuquerque attorney-turned-blogger Jim Scarantino announced Wednesday that he is leaving the New Mexico Watchdog website, a project of the libertarian-leaning Rio Grande Foundation.
“My wife and I have decided to seize an opportunity to enter early ‘aspirement’–the intentionally direct…
The Rio Grande Foundation, a local libertarian think tank that funds The New Mexico Watchdog, seems to have attracted a watchdog of its own in the form of RGFWatch (hat tip to Democracy for New Mexico).
RGFWatch complains that…
According to a post by New Mexico Watchdog, money was given to “phantom districts” in New Mexico (and others nationwide) from the recovery package. At least according to recovery.gov, the Web site designed to track recovery funds.
On…
Following two days of investigation, here’s what I’ve learned about a situation that has gained the attention of Republicans and the media this week. The bottom line: I’m not sure there was a story to begin with.
This week, a posting from New Mexico Watchdog reported on how Lt. Governor Diane Denish had spent unallocated federal fiscal stimulus funds in 2003 and 2004 — on Christmas cards, PR and having someone drive her to and from events. The…
Lt. Governor Diane Denish said in an interview to be televised on Friday evening that it’s a “patently false lie” that her office used federal taxpayer dollars for campaign Christmas cards.
The interview was conducted by Peter St. Cyr for…
The free market folks at the Rio Grande Foundation have launched an investigative news Web site, New Mexico Watchdog.
