Thursday on the KUNM evening news, The Independent’s Bryant Furlow discussed the efforts of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico to raise rates on individual policy holders in the state. The state Supreme Court ruled this week that the Insurance Division can move ahead with new hearings on the rate increase; it had [...]

Last night, TWI’s Annie Lowrey talked to Chris Hayes, guest host of MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show, about the burgeoning political consciousness of unemployed Americans — what she’s termed the “unemployed netroots.” Lowrey wrote about this phenomenon yesterday at TWI. According to her reporting, untold numbers of unemployed Americans are beginning to organize through “a system [...]

“If someone says to you ‘I think my husband…is going to kill me,’ that is the single biggest predictor that it might happen,” Pam Wiseman, director of the New Mexico Coaltion Against Domestic Violence told me in an interview that airs tonight at 7 p.m. on KNME’s New Mexico in Focus. It was a chilling moment [...]

Journalist and filmmaker Chris Dudley will screen his film “Genetic Chile” on July 31 at The Kosmos in Albuquerque. The film examines genetically modified organisms, specifically New Mexico chile peppers. Dudly describes it as “a film that should be seen by everyone who eats.” The event will include a chile contest, chile roasting and discussion with [...]

A $160 million hole in the state budget looms like storm clouds on the horizon for Diane Denish and Susana Martinez, the two women running for governor of New Mexico. Both candidates want to cut capital outlay, but there’s been little legislative support for similar efforts in the past, The Independent’s Trip Jennings told All [...]

On Thursday, The Independent’s Bryant Furlow sat down with KUNM’s Sarah Gustavus to talk about his reporting on safety at oil and gas facilities in New Mexico. In case you missed the segment during “All Things Considered,” you can listen to it here.

Panelists with diverse experience and observations on immigration came together for a lively discussion on the issue Wednesday night at an Independent Forum hosted by The Independent, KUNM and KNME. The Independent’s Trip Jennings moderated a panel of experts, while KUNM’s Jim Williams posed questions from the studio audience and readers watching the webcast. Here’s a [...]

Records obtained by The Independent show state regulators identified 10 serious safety lapses between 2007 and 2009 at the Navajo Refinery in Artesia, including cracked and damaged fire proofing and missing safety equipment. A March 2, 2010 explosion at the Artesia facility killed two workers and badly injured two others.

It ain’t uplifting, but it’s arguably the most pressing issue facing the country right now, so after the jump, check out TWI’s Annie Lowrey and the omnipresent Reihan Salam discussing the unemployment crisis on bloggingheads.tv:

The New Mexico Independent’s fifth weekly podcast includes a discussion of the state budget, New Mexico’s new plan to track childhood obesity rates and the latest news on the Arizona immigration law. New Mexico Independent senior reporter Trip Jennings joined New Mexico Independent contributing writer Larry Behrens and myself on the podcast this week. Jennings discussed his [...]