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.
Gov. Susana Martinez said she will webcast State Investment Council meetings according to a report from NMPolitics.net Friday morning. The move comes after Martinez has been criticized for sending workers to tape committee meetings for what some Democrats believe are political reasons.
Hooray! NMI is proud to report that we’ve been selected to receive the annual First Amendment Award, to be given by the American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico (ACLU-NM) at its Bill of Rights Celebration in October.
ACLU-NM Executive Director…
The New Mexico state Legislature’s interim Courts, Corrections and Justice Committee is meeting at the state capitol in Santa Fe today and tomorrow that meeting is being webcast. The meeting went into recess at 12: 45 and is…
The New Mexico State Legislature’s Legislative Council today unanimously approved the webcasting of interim committee meetings, which are being held at the state capitol this year. According to NMPolitics.net, the webcasting will begin as soon as possible, NMPolitics.net reports.
State Rep. Janice Arnold-Jones, R-Albuquerque, who pioneered webcasting in the New Mexico state Legislature, is now pushing for webcasting of committee meetings year ’round.
Arnold-Jones has asked a powerful committee that meets Tuesday to direct legislative staff to consider…
While a number of high-profile ethics and transparency measures died as the clock expired on the regular session last week, the New Mexico Legislature also sent a number of significant proposals to the governor for action.
Proposals to expand legislative webcasting and create a state ethics commission died in the Senate today when the session ended without Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez, D-Belen, calling them up for debate.
Two pieces of legislation that would expand webcasting are on the Senate calendar today. Senate Resolution 1, sponsored by Majority Leader Michael Sanchez, is No. 11 on today’s calendar. House Joint Memorial 15, sponsored by Rep. Jeff Steinborn, D-Las…
Without debate, the Senate Rules Committee today gave a do-pass recommendation to a memorial that would direct Legislative Council Service to begin webcasting interim committee meetings. House Joint Memorial 15, sponsored by Rep. Jeff Steinborn, D-Las Cruces, now heads to…
Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez cut short a Sunday hearing on a resolution that would expand webcasting from the Senate floor, but Sanchez says the resolution isn’t dead, regardless of what others claim.
“It could come back up before…
The Senate Public Affairs committee approved a measure to add more cameras to the webcast on the Senate floor–but voted against a measure to add any cameras to committee meetings.
During the debate Sens. Eric Griego, D-Albuquerque, and…
Video webcasting of the House floor is only two days old, yet it seems the word is getting out. The Legislative Council Service (LCS), which operates all the webcasting in the roundhouse, says on Wednesday there were 181 watchers/listeners of…
The Senate Rules Committee gave its approval Wednesday to legislation that would expand the number of cameras used in webcasting from the Senate floor.
Those who stopped to take a look at the Legislature’s webcasting page noticed a new option this morning. In addition to being able to hear the debate on the House floor, everyone can now see it.
Two pieces of legislation that would expand webcasting in the Senate have been awaiting – but not yet receiving – hearings in the Senate Rules Committee.
The House easily passed a memorial today that, if also approved by the Senate, will direct legislative staff to begin webcasting interim committee meetings held around the state.
Members of the House Appropriations and Finance Committee on Thursday unanimously approved a bill that would allow official webcasting of interim committee meetings. House Joint Memorial 15, sponsored by Rep. Jeff Steinborn, D-Las Cruces, now heads to the…
Days after the House dramatically expanded webcasting of its proceedings, the Senate may be poised to do the same. Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez, D-Belen, has introduced Senate Resolution 1, which would expand video webcasting from the…
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The New Mexico House of Representatives on Friday voted unanimously to allow video webcasting from the floor and streaming audio from committee meetings as early as next week. And the Legislative Council Service will begin posting lawmakers’ votes on the Web within 24 hours of each vote.
