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.
As nearly 100 people gathered to support domestic partnerships in New Mexico, Sen. Willliam Sharer, R-Farmington said if the state passed a domestic partnership bill it would almost certainly lead to a lawsuit to bring same-sex marriage to the state. Sharer…
Even before the legislative session, passing domestic partnerships was an uphill climb. Now, with the New Mexico Conference of Catholic Bishops adding its voice to the opposition, suddenly advocates have found themselves scaling Mt. Everest without an oxygen tank, in 100 mph winds. Even supportive lawmakers say it’s DOA unless the miraculous occurs.
Wednesday was the first day to pre-file legislation for the legislative session that begins January 19, and among the 15 bills posted on the New Mexico Legislature’s Web site late Wednesday is one that proposes a constitutional amendment defining…
Those were the words state Sen. Rod Adair, R-Roswell, uttered moments after the New Mexico Senate defeated his motion to amend legislation to repeal the death penalty.
His amendment would have left capital punishment in state law as…
The state Senate just recessed for an hour so that a powerful legislative committee can meet to discuss committee assignments.
There is much interest in who is selected as chairs to Senate committees after the Senate Democratic caucus was divided…
