New Mexico

Omnibus bill commits $4 million to combat white-nose syndrome

By Troy Hooper | 12.19.11 | 8:30 am | More from The Colorado Independent

Congress allotted $4 million on Friday to study and combat the outbreak of white-nose syndrome — a mysterious and menacing disease that is killing off North American bats by the millions.

Incandescent lightbulbs win congressional reprieve at 11th hour

By Troy Hooper | 12.19.11 | 8:02 am | More from The Colorado Independent

Congress didn’t just agree to keep the government’s lights on through the rest of the fiscal year. It is also ensuring it has the option of doing so with high-energy-consuming incandescent 100-watt lightbulbs.

Polls reveal GOP candidates face obstacles with Latino voters in 2012

By Marcos Restrepo | 12.15.11 | 11:07 am | More from The Florida Independent

Republicans share Newt Gingrich’s approach to immigration, but the GOP still has to work hard to get Latino voters in important swing states in the 2012 presidential elections, according to surveys.

Michigan health depts targeting HIV-positive pregnant women unfairly, experts say

By Todd Heywood | 12.01.11 | 4:49 pm

On World AIDS Day, President Barack Obama declared that America is on its way to defeating the global pandemic known as the AIDS virus. At an online conference Thursday, the President announced more funding ($50 million more) for HIV/AIDS treatment in the U.S. and a higher target goal More…

New Mexico fines prison company for inadequate staffing

By Nicolas Mendoza | 11.15.11 | 10:59 pm | More from The New Mexico Independent

The New Mexico Department of Corrections is fining GEO Group, a Florida-based private prison operator, $1.1 million for understaffing one of its prisons.GEO manages three of the four private prisons in the state, including Lea County Correctional Facility, where from September of 2010 to March of 2011 one out More…

Attracting fewer international students, New Mexico loses out on big money

By Mikhail Zinshteyn | 11.15.11 | 10:57 pm | More from The New Mexico Independent

“The Open Doors 2011″ report released by the Institute of International Education (IIE) notes New Mexico colleges and universities have enrolled fewer international students this year than last, amounting to a 6 percent drop off.

New Mexico Gov. Martinez says her grandparents weren’t undocumented, after all

By Nicolas Mendoza | 11.14.11 | 10:15 pm | More from The New Mexico Independent

Gov. Susana Martinez has released evidence in an effort to disprove her earlier claim that her grandparents came to the United States as undocumented immigrants.The Associated Press reports:

New Mexico Gov. Martinez challenges law stripping gubernatorial authority for out of state travel

By Devon Jackson | 11.14.11 | 4:12 pm | More from The New Mexico Independent

As stated in Article V, Section 7 of the New Mexico Constitution, “when the governor travels outside New Mexico’s borders . . . the lieutenant governor shall act as governor.” Governor Susana Martinez recently told the Albuquerque Journal that she’d like to amend this 1948 amendment in such a More…

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