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.
Gov. Bill Richardson has said twice this week that he’s sensitive to how a controversial measure that would force out-of-state corporations to pay more in corporate income tax might affect companies like Intel, which has a plant in Rio Rancho.
But…
Their voices were clear and their shouts were loud in the Roundhouse rotunda on Tuesday. One week into the legislative session and Better Choices New Mexico wants every law maker to know more budget cuts aren’t the answer. And…
By a 7 to 4 vote, a Senate panel killed legislation that would have altered the way the state collects its corporate income tax.
Called combined reporting, the bill (Senate Bill 8)sponsored by Santa Fe Democrat Peter Wirth would…
Sen. Peter Wirth plans to introduce legislation that would change the way the state collects corporate income tax, requiring multi-state companies with stores in New Mexico to pay taxes to the state on profits earned here. Although similar bills have been defeated several times before, Wirth is hoping that the state’s budget crisis may increase support.
What’s the old line? Be careful what you ask for.
That thought must have crossed Gov. Bill Richardson‘s mind Thursday. His staff called a news conference at the Capitol to showcase the governor signing two ethics reform bills. One…
A bill that would require security and privacy protections (pdf) related to the use of electronic medical records is on its way to Gov. Bill Richardson.
The House passed the Electronic Medical Record Act on Monday. The Senate…
The New Mexico Senate Rules Committee voted 3-2 to table a proposal to ban all campaign contributions from contractors that do business with the state.
State Sens. Tim Jennings, Stuart Ingle and Dianna Duran voted to table…
The Senate voted on Thursday 40-1 to pass legislation that caps the amount of money contributors could give to political candidates and elected officials.
The state Senate voted 36-4 to pass legislation that would make electronic medical records the equivalent of paper records.
The chamber’s vote came after a short debate on the Senate floor in which some lawmakers wondered if placing medical…
