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.
New Mexico certainly isn’t alone in facing potential huge budgetary shortfalls for the year that starts July 1. The state’s budget battle officially began Monday when the Legislature’s budget committee submitted its own proposal for the 2011 budget year…
In 10 days, New Mexico’s state lawmakers will converge in Santa Fe for a special legislative session to address a half-billion dollar budgetary shortfall. And as they say, misery loves company. States across the nation are struggling financially, which doesn’t make the situation here any easier. But it’s nice to know you’re not alone.
So with that in mind, here’s a sampling of what’s going on elsewhere. More …
By now you know — or you should — that New Mexico has a big, fat budget hole.
Economists and other state officials estimate that weak tax revenue has left the state $440 million or so short of what it needs to cover expenses for the year that ends June 30. Gov. Bill Richardson and state lawmakers are negotiating over what to do about the shortfall, what to take off the table as an option and what to leave on. More …
