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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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Regulators, PNM spar over electricity rates

By | 08.11.10 | 5:59 pm

The state’s largest provider of electricity wants to raise rates on its half a million customers by 20 percent, saying its costs have risen dramatically. But after state regulators said the company didn’t provide enough information about those rising costs, PNM took its plea to the state Supreme Court.

PRC declares PNM rate hike filing incomplete

By | 08.02.10 | 7:41 am

The state Public Regulation Commission (PRC) declared the Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM)’s electric rate hike filing to be incomplete last week, delaying approval at least until June 30, 2011.

The commission’s approval or disapproval of…

PNM fined record $371,000 for gas leak

By | 07.07.10 | 8:32 am

The state Public Regulation Commission (PRC) Tuesday voted unanimously to fine the Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) $371,000 for a 2008 incident in which the company failed for two months in 2008 to repair a potentially explosive gas leak in Albuquerque, or even to warn the public of the resulting hazard at the busy intersection of Montgomery Blvd. and Carlisle Blvd.