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.
Sen. Tom Udall discussed his plan for filibuster reform on The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC last night. Udall calls his plan to reform the rules using a simple majority on the first day of the 112th Congress the “Constitutional option” and says that it would reveal who “is holding up the show on these particular bills.”
Sen. Tom Udall may be coming to a television near you. Udall is now hosting a new TV show that will air on public access and be archived his website.
Michael Rocca, an assistant professor of political science at the University of New Mexico, discussed the upcoming congressional midterm elections both nationwide and in New Mexico with UNM’s Benson Hendrix. His take? Things might not change all that much…
Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson appeared on the satirical news show Colbert Report and spoke about his belief that marijuana should be legalized and taxed.
In an appearance on MSNBC’s Meet the Press Sunday, Gov. Bill Richardson criticized Arizona’s recently-signed anti-immigration bill, saying, ”This law in Arizona is terrible. What the administration needs to do is challenge it because it’s unconstitutional. Immigration is a federal matter.”…
Sen. Tom Udall discussed reforming the filibuster today at an event held by the Center for American Progress in Washington, D.C. Udall was the featured speaker at the event.
On Thursday, House members had a little fun with freshman Rep. Jim White, R-Albuquerque, who replaced Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry after Berry was elected mayor of Albuquerque and resigned. The gentle hazing, from legislators on both sides of the aisle,…
To settle a bet he lost–over a high school football game–Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez carried Senate President Pro Tem Tim Jennings around the Senate chambers in a wheelbarrow on Tuesday.
Did you miss Gov. Richardson’s state of the state address? Not to worry, thanks to KNME‘s New Mexico in Focus, we’ve got archived video of the speech (after the jump).
You can also read a transcript of…
It’s a little hard to see, and the video is short, but a Sandia Labs camera caught sight of a meteor just after midnight local time on April 26. I’d recommend watching the video in high quality and looking at…
