Local governments flip the right switch on power
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Kudos to the Doña Ana County Commission and the Las Cruces City Council for battling El Paso Electric’s proposed rate increase. Continue Reading
Meet the nation’s new election integrity watchman
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Better poll access and technology improvements top Thomas Hicks’ agenda. Continue Reading
NM gets REAL ID extension after driver’s license compromise
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New Mexico driver’s licenses will once again get people onto military bases and into other federal facilities. Continue Reading
Small businesses for Trump: ‘Just get somebody different in there’
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Many of Donald Trump’s donors are owners and operators of mostly small to mid-sized businesses. And they’re fed up with politicians. Continue Reading
Ethics, campaign-reform wins in legislative session weren’t enough
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New Mexicans have had enough and they were looking to the Legislature to ensure transparency and accountability in government. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen in 2016. Continue Reading
The best MuckReads on America’s troubled history with race
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To mark Black History Month, ProPublica has rounded up some of the best reporting on America’s troubled history with race and inequality. Continue Reading
Working for progress benefits everyone
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Most people are interested in doing something, not undoing something. Most people I know get fired up because there’s a group of people hurting or in need and we have the power to help them. Continue Reading
Less than 5 percent of Texas prison inmates are undocumented
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About 4.6 percent of Texas prison inmates are undocumented immigrants with standing requests that they be turned over to federal authorities when their sentences are served. Undocumented immigrants make up an estimated 6.3 percent of the state’s total population. Continue Reading
Getting out of our downward spiral
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New Mexico is caught in a vicious cycle that makes me furious. But any problem can be overcome if you think smart, work hard, and are honest enough to recognize its root causes. Continue Reading
Mayor Ken Miyagishima’s 2016 State of the City Address
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Here is Las Cruces Mayor Ken Miyagishima’s 2016 State of the City Address. Continue Reading
Got a quarter of a trillion dollars? Or a half?
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Modernizing U.S. nuclear warheads and cleaning up the wastes will cost more than $520 billion, audit agency says. Continue Reading
Criticism of Martinez’s 2013 Medicaid freeze ramps up
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The question remains: Why did the Martinez Administration freeze funding to 15 organizations and throw the state’s behavioral health system into chaos when it didn’t have to? Continue Reading
The reason Bernie Sanders’ movement resonates
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Bernie Sanders wants a basic systemic fix for America — not Band Aids that don’t stay on. Continue Reading
The charade is over; it’s time to create an ethics commission
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Some members of the Senate Rules Committee want to make it look like they’re trying to create an ethics commission while they actually stand in its way. Continue Reading
Negative mudslinging created division and distrust in Las Cruces
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If the business community would like to see change, then a conservative base can be useful as part of a checks-and-balances system through pragmatic and legitimate channels without mudslinging, super PACs, and outside campaign managers. Continue Reading