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The New Mexico Independent going forward

By | 11.16.11

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…

EIB hears more anti-cap-and-trade testimony

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By | 11.10.11

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…

New Mexico’s largest university low in popularity

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By | 11.10.11

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.

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Bill would extend county official term limits

By | 02.03.10 | 1:52 pm

A bill looking to add a third term for elected county officials cleared its first hurdle on Wednesday. Supporters say New Mexico has one of the most constrictive term limits on county officials in the nation.

Domestic partnerships bill fails by 8-vote margin in N.M. Senate

By | 02.27.09 | 8:32 am

Ten New Mexico Democrats sided with Republican Senators amid mounting opposition from religious groups and a confluence of factors that worked against the bill’s passage.

Democratic state senator is mum on domestic partnership bill — a year after supporting it

By | 02.20.09 | 4:34 pm

State Sen. Pete Campos, D-Las Vegas, won’t say where he stands on domestic partnerships.

“I’m really discerning,” Campos told the Independent on Friday at the State Capitol.