Since 1997, the number of women-owned firms in the US has grown at 1.5 times the national average and twice the rate of men-owned companies.

Based on data SFCC reports to the US Department of Education, of the approximately 6,600 students who enrolled at SFCC in fall 2010, only half are expected to return for a second year. Even fewer will successfully earn a degree—a discouraging trend at the only public community college serving Santa Fe.

To Santa Fe Preparatory School students Riel Bellow and Malik Saidi, the controversial Facebook event began as an innocent game of Capture the Flag.

During New Mexico’s 2011 legislative session, a tiny controversy erupted in the two press galleries overlooking the House and Senate chambers. “The Governor’s videographer in the pressroom. Paid for by your tax dollars,” Albuquerque political strategist Keegan King tweeted on March 3.

In March 2010, as part of SFR’s Worth issue, we profiled the Bioneers’ Dreaming New Mexico, an ambitious project designed to map out a sustainable future for the state.

Despite what some describe as an unproductive, highly politicized session, state lawmakers passed a range of bills this year. They banned corporal punishment in New Mexico schools, for one. They established the state’s first health insurance exchange. They passed a requirement that will enable New Mexicans to see exactly who benefits from the state’s labyrinthine tax code.

Look no further than De Vargas Park for the true face of the recession. Even as pundits report a recovering US economy, the day laborers waiting daily at the park for work have only seen the economic climate worsen.

New Mexico’s Medical Cannabis Program—four years old this July—has been called the most restrictive medical marijuana program in the nation. SFR has produced a guide to navigating the complexities of New Mexico’s medical cannabis program—and avoiding any pitfalls that will keep you from becoming the next big (legal) dealer in town.

Last week, the Santa Fe City Council voted to repeal Resolution 2000-32—which created the city’s Ethics and Rules Committee—“for the purpose,” the new resolution reads, “of eliminating the Ethics and Rules Committee.”

When US Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-NM, announced his retirement on Feb. 18, speculation about his successor immediately abounded.