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The state’s general fund is likely to close out the 2016 fiscal year, which ended June 30, in the red. In fiscal year 2017 the state is on track to exhaust reserves and maybe still fall short of the revenues needed for the current operating budget. The outlook for the 2018 fiscal year is also “gloomy.” Continue Reading
The political right, left, and center are increasingly coalescing around the concern, the fear, that the core values we all cherish are being subsumed by what President Eisenhower might have called the “military, contractor, security complex.” Continue Reading
Ted Cruz has already indicated his interest in another run for president in 2020, and on Wednesday, he put down his wager. Continue Reading
As it became apparent Cruz would not endorse Trump, the crowd inside the Quicken Loans Arena reacted with increasing anger, and Cruz left the stage to thundering boos. Continue Reading
Gary Johnson’s record shows that he is capable of reasonably conservative spending — at least when his record is compared to contemporary Republicans. Continue Reading
Larger class sizes, fewer teachers, fewer counselors, and reduced classes in physical education, music, dance and art can be expected if the experience of other states is any guide. Continue Reading
Dayton was once a bastion of the GOP establishment. The story of how the city changed helps explain the rise of Donald Trump. Continue Reading
Sure, it’s great to get together once a year for breakfast on Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, but on what other occasions do they meet? Continue Reading
Donald Trump wasn’t Samuel LeDoux’s first choice to be the Republican nominee for president. But at this point LeDoux believes Trump is the candidate most likely to stop Democrat Hillary Clinton, so he’s backing the presumptive GOP nominee. Continue Reading
Until we acknowledge and dismantle the historic and intersecting systems of oppression that have created this reality — imperialism, colonialism, white supremacy, capitalism, patriarchy — systems in which I am complicit and from which I benefit — communities will not be safe or free. Continue Reading
Three years after Texas filed a complaint in the U.S. Supreme Court alleging that New Mexican farmers were illegally curbing the Rio Grande’s flow into Texas, the justices appear closer to taking up the challenge. Continue Reading
The Center for Public Integrity’s money-in-politics reporting team is bringing you news from the Republican National Convention — focusing on special-interest influence, big-money politicking and corporate schmoozing. Continue Reading
New Mexico State University reversed courses Friday, agreeing to fund its equestrian team for one more season rather than eliminating it immediately. Continue Reading
I’m tired of New Mexico outsourcing our kids. I believe good journalism will help us figure out how to do better. And I need your help. Continue Reading
Federal campaign finance rules allow unlimited contributions to support the conventions. Continue Reading