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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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Climate change could mean second Dust Bowl for NM, USA Today reports

By | 04.09.10 | 9:29 am

New Mexico’s Eastern Plains could see a second Dust Bowl caused by climate change, USA Today reported Friday. Oklahoma state climatologist Gary McManus is warning that changing precipitation patterns caused by climate change could be “catastrophic” for northeastern New…

New Mexico appears to be receiving a good share of early stimulus money

By | 05.28.09 | 10:51 am

USA TODAY has examined the amount of money flowing to states early on by looking at the first contracts that release federal money to pay for state projects.

While New Mexico doesn’t get a specific mention in the text…

USA Today reported that 230K voted in N.M… but wait a minute!

By | 10.22.08 | 4:48 pm

USA Today reported earlier today that 230,000 New Mexicans had voted through early and absentee voting. And that high number seemed to be borne out by numbers confirmed by the New Mexico Secretary of State’s office on…

USA Today: 230K early, absentee voters already in N.M.

By | 10.22.08 | 3:29 pm

According to USA Today, early and absentee voting numbers are huge so far in key swing states across the nation, including New Mexico.

The article says that a large number of people have either voted early or absentee in…