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.
Reporters and guests live blogged from the House Friday, lasting until after 3 a.m. Saturday. A stem cell research bill and the SunCal tax increment development districts (TIDDS) failed, while a TIDD for Winrock and campaign contribution limits passed. Read the details in the transcript by clicking on the headline.
President Obama reversed a ban on federal funds for stem cell research today, ending another policy of the George W. Bush administration.
“In recent years, when it comes to stem cell research, rather than furthering discovery, our government has…
At last, we have reached the beginning. Barack Obama has won the presidency. But while an Obama win signals a new era of politics, it is one fraught with peril because so much is expected of him.
The nonpartisan truth factory known as Factcheck.org is as good a place as any to get your Wednesday night debate-watching detectors in gear. (It’s also a decent tool for setting some ground rules for a debate-watching drinking game, but the New Mexico Independent isn’t outright endorsing such potentially irresponsible behavior.)
