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.
A susipicous, white powdery substance inside a Swastiska-adorned package was sent to the Tuscon office of U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, CNN is reporting. Grijalva is the chairman of the House Progressive Caucus and has been an outspoken opponent of…
All five members of the New Mexico delegation voiced their support for naming the Department of Interior building after the late Stewart Udall. Not only did Udall serve as the Secretary of the Interior for eight years, but he is…
Governor Bill Richardson told Arizona governor Jan Brewer that he believes she should veto a bill that some say will lead to racial profiling.
Richardson spokesman Gilbert Gallegos confirmed to the Associated Press that Richardson called Brewer.
The U.S. Senate, early in the morning in a snowy Washington D.C., passed a vote on cloture over the health care reform bill. The vote to limit debate passed on a 60-40 vote, the smallest margin possible for successfully limiting…
Congressman Ben Ray Luján was named on of the 100 most influential Hispanics by Hispanic Business Magazine in its annual list. Luján is one of six ‘influentials’ from the world of politics and one of two members of Congress on…
Supporters of the roadless rule, like many other progressive groups and activists, are happy to see the changing of the guard in the White House.
In a conference call with reporters, Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva, an Arizona Democrat,…
Former New Mexico Attorney General Patricia Madrid may be in the running for secretary of interior, but she has some stiff competition for the post. Democratic Arizona Rep. Raul Grijalva is also cited in news reports, and he…
