New Mexico Independent
Solis signs foreign workers’ rights agreements, conservative media decries ‘protection of illegal workers’
On Monday, U.S. Department of Labor Sec. Hilda Solis, together with the ambassadors of Costa Rica, El Salvador and the Dominican Republic, signed agreements guaranteeing the labor rights of workers from those countries residing within the United States. The…
Republican Governors Association calls for feds to pay undocumented immigrants’ Medicaid
This week, the Republican Governors Public Policy Committee released a report on Medicaid that outlines cost-saving measures decided upon by 31 Republican governors. Among the policy recommendations is a proposal to require the federal government to pay for the care of undocumented immigrants
Obama halts EPA smog rules
In capitulation to business interests that objected to the proposed rules, President Obama has ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency not to tighten ozone regulations.
Net zero job growth in August
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its August jobs report Friday morning, finding that a small increase in private-sector employment of 17,000 jobs was exactly offset by a loss of 17,000 public-sector jobs. Unemployment remains unchanged at 9.1 percent.…
Judge temporarily halts license verification program
A state District Court judge in Santa Fe issued Wednesday a temporary restraining order against the license residency verification program for foreign nationals. The matter is still under review, but District Court Judge Sarah Singleton cited, “Irreparable injury will…
How close is Rick Perry to winning the Republican nomination?
Though Texas Gov. Rick Perry has been in the race for the Republican nomination for president for two-and-a-half weeks, John Ellis of Business Insider thinks the nomination is his to lose. He games out the primary calendar:
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Report: Well-being of mothers, children in U.S. falls below most of developed world
According to a new international report, the United States is falling behind most of the developed world in the well-being of mothers and children. The U.S. was ranked 31 out 164.
ATF chief, Phoenix U.S. attorney leave posts after ‘Operation Fast and Furious’
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced Tuesday the resignation of U.S. Attorney in Phoenix Dennis K. Burke and the reassignment of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives acting director Kenneth E. Melson, both of whom were associated…
Senate Majority Whip Garcia now opposes bill repealing social promotion, GOP fires back
Senate Majority Whip Mary Jane Garcia unexpectedly withdrew her support for Gov. Susana Martinez’ effort to end social promotion during the special session Monday. The Governor had asked the Doña Ana County Democrat to appear at a press conference Monday…
Martinez posts video of her perfect score on concealed-carry permit renewal exams
Gov. Susana Martinez successfully renewed her concealed-carry permit, and tweeted a YouTube video to prove it.
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According to her staff, she scored 100 percent with .38 and .45 caliber handguns. She still carries a handgun,…
