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Reports published this week on the secretive industry that banks and lawyers use to hide the financial holdings of some of the world’s top leaders and billionaires brought a powerful global response, including the resignation of one prime minister, while the White House and U.S. agencies reacted more cautiously. Continue Reading
It’s not just bathrooms. Lawmakers also took away the right to sue under state law for all kinds of employment discrimination. Continue Reading
If we are to improve upon our educational system, we must always keep in mind the importance of families to that system and how policymakers can help families. Continue Reading
Had our daughters been with my partner and me as we drove through a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint on March 23, the agent we encountered would have taught them to be terrified of law enforcement officers. Continue Reading
All 15 health organizations Gov. Susana Martinez’s Human Services Department chose to freeze Medicaid funding for in 2013 have been cleared of any criminal wrongdoing. Continue Reading
It’s been clear for nearly three years that the Martinez Administration disrupted services for New Mexicans with its efforts to root out waste and possible fraud. Today it’s also clear that HSD’s efforts to stabilize the situation in the years since the Medicaid freeze have failed. The system is facing regular turnover and bogged down by legal battles. Continue Reading
Clinton beats all of the Republicans, plus Bernie Sanders, in getting the defense industry’s financial help for her presidential campaign. Continue Reading
The most serious criminal charges against Chris Barela, the director of the Doña Ana County Detention Center, have been dropped, at least for now. Continue Reading
Because we won’t change the system, hundreds of millions of dollars will be squandered every year and taxes will be raised and the permanent funded will be raided to cover the losses. Continue Reading
Whether a new UNM hospital would compete with private hospitals or whether access to HSC funds helps Governor Martinez keep her “no new taxes” promise should not influence any regent’s vote. Continue Reading
Two years ago, President Obama unveiled an initiative to give early release to potentially thousands of federal prisoners serving long sentences for low-level drug crimes. The initiative has barely made a dent, and a resignation letter from the president’s recently departed Pardon Attorney lays out at least one reason why. Continue Reading
Even if Donald Trump is correct in his unproven charge that a super PAC obtained a racy photo of Melania Trump from the Ted Cruz campaign, it’s doubtful the FEC would do anything about it. Continue Reading
The 10 companies that benefit most from state subsidies in New Mexico have not been major contributors to state candidates and party committees. Continue Reading
We are working each day at the Land Office to optimize revenues for our beneficiaries while responsibly managing and conserving our land for future generations. Continue Reading
A few details still need to be worked out, but elections officials in New Mexico’s two most-populous counties say they expect to let some 17-year-olds vote in the upcoming June 7 primaries. Continue Reading