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 state Senate voted 36-4 Saturday to strip more than $130 million from brick-and-mortar projects from around the state.
While senators overwhelmingly supported the legislation, the debate sometimes reflected the anger that lawmakers felt at watching money stripped from projects in their district. State officials say they need to claw money back from stalled projects to beef up the state’s reserves.
It was only supposed to be an informational meeting Saturday. But while Senators heard presentations on the state’s budget gap deep divides arose over how to close it.
Despite Gov. Bill Richardson’s very clear message that tax increases aren’t part of the Legislature’s business during the special session, several senators filed such bills Saturday. They will face their first obstacle when the Senate’s Committee on Committees hears those bills at meeting scheduled for 1 p.m. Sunday. This particular Senate panel determines what legislation is germane, or relevant, to the Legislature’s business during the special session. Their guide: the governor’s proclamation.
