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 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 …
When asked to name the “main person who speaks for the Republican Party today,” 47 percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents could not come up with a single name, according to a Gallup/USA Today poll released Wednesday.
Eighteen percent of Democrats,…
A new poll by McClatchy/Ipsos, which will be released today, shows that conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh is not too popular among the general public.
Roughly one of three Americans has a favorable opinion of the conservative talk…
Media Matters, the media watchdog group, announced Thursday that it had launched Limbaugh Wire, a site devoted to watchdogging the conservative talk radio host.
The move comes after several prominent Republicans dared to cross Limbaugh, then made hasty public…
In an e-mail to supporters with the subject line “The Party of Rush,” New Mexico Democratic Party Chairman Brian Colón echoed Democratic National Committee chairman Tim Kaine, saying that “The Republicans sure seem to be having some real issues…
