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.
One of incumbent mayor Marty Chavez’s recent statements on the stump for reelection is that Albuquerque has secured its water future through the San Juan-Chama diversion project.
He has also said he’s “unabashedly” pro-growth and that he sees development…
U.S. Rep. Martin Heinrich, D-Albuquerque, spoke on the House floor today in favor of an amendment to an energy and water appropriations bill which would increase funding for research. Specifically, Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) funding would rise from…
If you’ve wondered whether or not Mayor Martin Chavez thinks development of all the land between Albuquerque and the Rio Puerco to the west should happen or not, you’re in luck.
Change trumped experience Tuesday night as a wave of voters sent three challengers cresting to victory over incumbents in the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District board directors election. Karen Dunning, Adrian Oglesby, Derrick Lente and Chris Sichler all won seats on the board that oversees irrigation and flood control from Cochiti to Socorro.
Kate Nash has a cool story in the Santa Fe New Mexican today that includes links to multiple Web sites that people can use to track where the federal stimulus cash is being spent.
The first step is to admit you have a problem.
“We have deficit spending that we’ve been doing for a long time, and we’ve become fairly addicted to it,” said Bob Wessely.
This is how the Albuquerque Journal’s John Fleck…
The omnibus appropriations bill for fiscal year 2009 currently has $28 million for energy and water projects in New Mexico, according to a press release from U.S. Sen. Tom Udall.
“This appropriations bill contains vital funding for the people of…
The economic downturn may do what the state cannot — slow the headlong rush for brackish water deep below the desert west of Albuquerque. It will take tens of millions of dollars to turn any of the three reported supplies of brine into water fit for human consumption, and neither private nor public sources of money appear to be overflowing these days.
