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.
In a surprising reversal of his earlier dismissal of four felony charges against District Judge Michael Murphy of Las Cruces, District Judge Leslie Smith reinstated those charges yesterday, setting a trial date of February 5.
A sportsmen’s group is accusing Leo Sims, a former of the State Game Commissioner, of abusing his position and connections to have 61 bighorn sheep relocated to state land near his family’s ranch and then arranging for a special lease…
Frank Foy’s lawsuit alleging a pay-to-play scheme is an attempt to benefit from the “near collapse” of global financial markets and the resulting “devastation” to some of New Mexico’s investments, says one of the suit’s primary…
The Senate Rules Committee was in session earlier today, considering several ethics reform bills. Check out the transcript of the conversation.
Gov. Bill Richardson has said he remembers people who give him campaign contributions and thinks about ways to help them. Under our laws, there’s not necessarily anything wrong with that. Unless there’s a quid pro quo, there’s not necessarily anything illegal about a politician using his clout to help a contributor. But that doesn’t stop people from asking questions.
Whatever the consequences for Gov. Bill Richardson personally, his withdrawal from the commerce secretary post raises serious questions about how business is done in New Mexico. It’s not the first time that the shadow of corruption has hung over the state, but this story has the potential to be the most damaging because it could involve not just him, but people who worked for Richardson as well.
