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.
State Auditor Hector Balderas announced a special audit of the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s office after former Santa Fe County Sheriff Greg Solano admitted stealing supplies and selling them on the internet. Solano resigned after the admission and the state police said they had been investigating Solano on the embezzlement for months.
The longstanding battle over who owns the state’s more than 1,900 voting tabulators – the counties or the state – appears settled, and none too soon with this year’s elections fast approaching. A bill Gov. Bill Richardson signed into law…
Gov. Bill Richardson said yesterday there are two potential cases of the H1N1 — or “swine” flu — in New Mexico: One is in Valencia County and the other is in Santa Fe County.
Nevertheless, the governor urged New Mexicans…
Prosecutors say two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Al Unser Jr. was a victim of alleged extortion by the suspected head of an Albuquerque prostitution ring.
Meanwhile, the state’s top court has struck down a voter-approved constitutional amendment that would…
In tough economic times, it would be easy to anticipate that any measure on the ballot to raise taxes would sink. But New Mexico must love its Rail Runner. And voters must love libraries and parks and the bike paths…
