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.
What’s the old line? Be careful what you ask for.
That thought must have crossed Gov. Bill Richardson‘s mind Thursday. His staff called a news conference at the Capitol to showcase the governor signing two ethics reform bills. One…
Gov. Bill Richardson had just answered a few questions about tax-increment development districts (TIDDs) at Winrock Mall Wednesday when he waved me over.
I was walking away, thinking we had finished our one-on-one Q&A.
Have you written…
Gov. Bill Richardson said Monday that he is still deliberating on whether to sign or veto a bill that would open legislative conference committees to the public.
The New Mexico State Legislature recessed at noon today, but the New Mexico Independent live blogged the last few hours of the session. Among the highlights: campaign contribution limits passed the Senate and legislators held their first open conference committee meetings. Click the headline to read the transcript.
The New Mexico Senate met for a few hours Wednesday afternoon and then from 8:30 until past midnight. On our live blog we had a great conversation about medical cannabis, open conference committees and the unresolved fate of the College of Santa Fe. Click the headline to read the transcript.
The House, by a vote of 66-0, passed the legislation shortly after noon that would open legislative conference committees to the public.
