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.
The Government Restructuring Task Force public input on how to improve state government, the task force’s chairman, Senator Tim Eichenberg, D-Albuquerque, said today. The task force has designed two SurveyMonkey questionnaires—one for state workers and the other for…
State lawmakers should have judged Neri Holguin on her professional qualifications, not her past political work, Gov. Bill Richardson said Tuesday, after the Senate rejected his nominee to the state Environmental Improvement Board by a vote of 17…
A political battle over control of New Mexico’s dominant party played out on the Senate floor Tuesday over an unexpected issue: an Albuquerque woman’s nomination to a state board. Confirmations in the Senate are usually uneventful and state lawmakers usually speak…
The Senate Public Affairs committee approved a measure to add more cameras to the webcast on the Senate floor–but voted against a measure to add any cameras to committee meetings.
During the debate Sens. Eric Griego, D-Albuquerque, and…
The Senate Rules Committee on Tuesday passed a bill that would make changes to the state’s Governmental Conduct Act, including adding local government officials to the list of public employees who are bound by its ethical provisions.
Democratic State Sen. Tim Eichenberg recently made waves throughout the New Mexico blogosphere when he said that he didn’t believe that Lt. Gov. Diane Denish could win the gubernatorial race next year. Now he’s backing off, with a statement…
In case you were wondering, the number of Democrats who are either in the race or have expressed interest in the race to replace Diane Denish as lieutenant governor is now at nine.
Santa Fe County Sheriff, one of…
Once again the nature of New Mexico’s unpaid, volunteer legislature is threatening to limit the kind of people who are able to serve. Case in point: Karen Giannini, the upset Democratic winner of a House seat in Albuquerque’s Northeast Heights.
Could Barack Obama have Election Day coattails long enough to reach down into the New Mexico Legislature? That’s certainly the hope of state Democrats — and the fear of at least a few Republicans. Thanks to clever redistricting, most seats in the 112-member body have remained remarkably stable for years. But at least a few are drawing intense interest, and money, in this election cycle.
