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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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N.M. Finance Authority aims to recover millions lost in GRIPgate scandal

By | 06.11.09 | 1:01 am

The New Mexico Finance Authority has asked the office of Attorney General Gary King to look into trying to recover millions of dollars lost in a deal at the center of a federal pay-to-play investigation, the authority’s chairman said yesterday.

Former investment officer alleges pay-to-play in Richardson administration

By | 01.15.09 | 12:01 am

A former investment officer at a state board came forward Wednesday to allege that he had been pressured to award contracts and make investments that would reward political campaign contributors of Gov. Bill Richardson.

GRIPgate bed check: UBS consultant also worked for Guv’s PAC

By | 01.13.09 | 3:50 pm

There’s another fly caught in the web of connections between Richardson’s advisers, fundraisers and the companies doing business with the state. Fred DuVal was working as a consultant for financial services company UBS, trying to win business with the state…