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.
The unofficial results show that Richard “R.J.” Berry will be the next mayor of Albuquerque, with 186 out of 186 precincts reporting in Albuquerque municipal election.
Will Martin Chavez win a third consecutive term as mayor? Or will Richard Berry or Richard Romero knock him out? City councilors Michael Cadigan and Isaac Benton are up against tough challengers and some say how their elections go will determine how Albuquerque grows in future years. If you’re on pins and needles waiting to learn the answers to who wins and who loses — because aren’t we all political junkies? — check back frequently, because we’ll be updating this page all day and all night.
According to an e-mail sent to supporters by Albuquerque mayoral candidate Richard Romero’s staff, the Romero campaign believes that mayor Martin Chavez “is done.” The e-mail cites the Albuquerque Journal poll released yesterday—which showed Romero in last place, but…
The Albuquerque mayoral campaign is about to enter the final three months, and one of the three men who qualified for and received about $328,000 in public financing has yet to formally declare his candidacy.
The political action committee for the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, which represents some 3,500 city workers in Albuquerque, has endorsed Mayor Martin Chávez in his bid for re-election.
It’s the…
