A bright future for the City of Las Cruces
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We are extremely fortunate to live in Las Cruces, in this place and time, with all of the many and varied efforts being made to improve our community. Continue Reading
NM is 49th in child well-being again. What will it take to make change?
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New Mexico has ranked among the worst states in which to be a child for so long that it hardly seems like news anymore. Continue Reading
NM leaders rightly call for strong methane venting and flaring rules
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It’s important for the BLM to introduce a strong rule on methane before more gas is wasted, affecting our land, our health and our economy. Continue Reading
Audit: Nuclear lab lets safety gaps languish for years
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A multi-billion-dollar Los Alamos contractor tells investigators it needs more money to meet basic safety expectations. Continue Reading
The nation’s newest nuclear bomb takes shape in New Mexico, or is it simply modernization of the old?
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President Barack Obama has pledged that the United States would produce no new nuclear warheads and that life extension programs of existing weapons would not provide “new military capabilities.” Continue Reading
Opinions are mixed on whether the GOP is the party of reform
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Some New Mexicans agreed with a top Republican Party official’s recent assertion that the GOP is the party of reform in New Mexico. Others rejected the idea. Continue Reading
Democrats in NM should take a hard look inward, many say
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Many New Mexicans balked at a claim from a top Democratic Party official that the U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision explains the party’s recent losses here. Continue Reading
Many nonprofits aren’t in a hurry to reveal donors
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I recently asked nonprofits that work to influence public policy and politics in New Mexico to voluntarily release donor lists. The response from most has been silence. Continue Reading
Let’s stop digging a deeper hole for our unemployed
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The state’s Human Services Department has decided to decline a waiver so they can take SNAP benefits away from people who are still unable to find a job. Continue Reading
Martinez makes her spin the air we breathe
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Politicians often have sophisticated spin machines. Former Gov. Bill Richardson’s was formidable. But Gov. Susana Martinez takes it to a new level. Continue Reading
Some Las Crucens are skeptical about public-financing proposal
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Is there a need for publicly funded elections in Las Cruces? Can the city afford it? Those were among the questions raised during discussions NMPolitics.net facilitated on Facebook about the proposal. Continue Reading
New Mexico businesses need patent reform
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New Mexico businesses may be on the verge of seeing one form of commercial piracy go away, a plague that can seriously damage any business’ ability to survive. Continue Reading
Of groceries, ray guns, and the gross receipts tax
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The GRT has been meddled with enough. It’s time for a simpler, more affordable, and pro-growth gross receipts tax. Continue Reading
Correction to the article ‘Some New Mexicans still upset about Medicaid freeze’
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A prior version of this posting failed to mention, in the photo cutline, that Families and Youth is once again providing services, albeit without Medicaid funding, in the building pictured in the photo. Continue Reading
Some New Mexicans still upset about Medicaid freeze
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More than two years after the state froze Medicaid payments to 15 behavioral health providers, the initial audit that led to the freeze continues to come under scrutiny. Some New Mexicans say they’re upset with how the Martinez administration handled the situation. Continue Reading