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.
Socorro will receive a $1.2 million federal stimulus loan and $3.29 million in federal grants to revamp its water system. Despite numerous New Mexico municipalities’ struggles to comply with federal and state drinking water quality standards, Socorro was the only New…
Northern New Mexico’s Valles Caldera could become a national park if a bill introduced Thursday by Senators Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall is successful. The Park Service has already completed a study determining that the Caldera meets National Park criteria. Hunting, fishing and cattle grazing would still be allowed under the bill.
Some New Mexico politicians praised President Barack Obama’s reported decision to send 1,200 National Guard troops to the border. Obama will also request $500 million in supplemental funding for border security.
Congress and the White House have reached a compromise on repealing “don’t ask, don’t tell,” the policy that says openly gay men and women can’t serve in the military. The measure is moving quickly and could soon come to…
Sen. Tom Udall will meet with Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan Wednesday, his office announced today. Udall, who has been supportive of Kagan, and his colleagues in the Senate will vote on Kagan’s confirmation.
Senators on Tuesday tried to get answers from industry executives about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Hearings are being held in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, chaired by Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., and the Senate Environment and…
Sen. Jeff Bingaman announced his support for President Barack Obama’s choice of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to replace John Paul Stevens on the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, while Sen. Tom Udall praised her qualifications without exactly saying he supported Kagan.…
Sen. Tom Udall called the blockage of Obama administration nominees “unacceptable” in a speech on the Senate floor Friday.
“In the old days, you got to put your people into place in the first couple of weeks of an…
Senators Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall, both Democrats from New Mexico, will ask BP executives about the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico from one of BP’s oil drilling rigs. The oil spill is threatening the Louisiana coast.
New Mexico U.S. Senators Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall, both Democrats, signed onto a letter today pledging to end the process of “secret holds” where any Senator can stop a bill from moving forward without disclosing their names.
The U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed Ken Gonzales as New Mexico’s new U.S. Attorney yesterday. Gonzales earned his bachelor’s and law degrees from the University of New Mexico.
The recently passed Arizona immigration law shows “Congress needs to pass comprehensive immigration reform, Sen. Tom Udall told New Mexico radio reporters Tuesday.
New Mexico Senators Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall both said Tuesday that they are disappointed in the delay on financial regulation after Republicans defeated an effort by Democrats to shorten the amount of time they’d spend debating the issue.…
All five members of the New Mexico delegation voiced their support for naming the Department of Interior building after the late Stewart Udall. Not only did Udall serve as the Secretary of the Interior for eight years, but he is…
Senator Tom Udall is among the sponsors of federal legislation introduced yesterday that would expand restitution for Americans sickened from working in uranium mines or living near atomic weapons tests. The plan was hailed by Navajo Nation Council Delegate Phil Harrison, who represents two communities that hold uranium mining legacy sites, who told The Independent it would close gaps that exist in current legislation and provide for a much needed study of the workers, their families and community members.
Although Afghan lawmakers recently said that Afghan President Hamid Karzai threatened to join the Taliban, Senator Tom Udall said Friday that Karzai denied making the remarks. Udall spoke by conference call with reporters from Afghanistan, where he met with…
Some of New Mexico’s all-Democratic delegation is behind the proposal to open up some offshore drilling that Republicans have wanted for years even while Republicans say President Barack Obama hasn’t gone far enough. Senator Tom Udall and Representative Harry Teague…
Governor Bill Richardson ordered more law enforcement officers to the New Mexico-Mexico border today, following the killing of Arizona rancher Robert Krentz.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the border, there have been nearly 600 murders in Juarez, including…
The current process of health care reform came to a crescendo this week when both the House and Senate voted for a health care reform package. Though many have concentrated on portions of the bill such as the ban for…
Sen.Tom Udall and Rep. Ben Ray Lujan have created a YouTube video in support of a proposal to bring ultra-fast broadband Internet to Farmington. Google is offering ultra-high speed Internet service “at a competitive price” for between 50,000…
