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.
During the Q & A after the announcement of Gov. Bill Richardson’s nomination as U.S. commerce secretary, President-elect Barack Obama took a question from a reporter that many in New Mexico have been wondering: Where’s the beard, governor?
President-elect Barack…
OK, so now he’s officially President-elect Barack Obama’s nominee for the post of U.S. commerce secretary.
But that doesn’t mean Gov. Bill Richardson’s outta here. At least for the time being.
Richardson is saying he won’t resign his post until…
The nation heard President-elect Barack Obama nominate New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson as U.S. Commerce Secretary this morning.
But it’ll come as no surprise for anyone paying attention in New Mexico, especially the political class.
Many elected officials will…
A fusillade of questions hit Gov. Bill Richardson as he strode the short distance between his Cabinet room and his state Capitol office Tuesday. Two reporters who had staked out space near his door pointed digital recorders in his direction and unleashed a torrent of curiosity in the name of the public’s right to know.
If Gov. Bill Richardson has already begun packing his bags for Washington, his successor, Lt. Gov. Diane Denish, wasn’t basking in her new authority Monday. In fact, on a day when the Land of Enchantment appeared to be boiling over with rumors that Richardson was saying adios to green chile and Santa Fe to become the nation’s next U.S. commerce secretary, New Mexico’s second-in-command stayed unerringly on script.
Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, who was raised in New Mexico, is reportedly President-elect Barack Obama’s top choice as secretary for the federal Department of Homeland Security.
Much of New Mexico’s interest in the president-elect’s selection process has revolved around…
Months of work by a well-oiled ground operation appeared to pay off for the Obama campaign, particularly in the state’s population centers. He won Bernalillo County by nearly 60,000 votes, Santa Fe County by 38,000 votes, Doña Ana County by more than 9,000 votes and McKinley county by more than 5,000 votes.
