We must properly fund our court system
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New Mexicans can expect fewer services and further reductions in court business hours if the judiciary must absorb additional budget cuts. Continue Reading
Sadly, compromise is elusive on driver’s license debate
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New Mexico’s current system of giving driver’s licenses to people who are in the country illegally is not working. Unfortunately, the Legislature’s and the governor’s inability to agree on a solution means we’re stuck with the problem for another year. Continue Reading
Prepared to approve a responsible public-works package
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As New Mexico’s economy slowly recovers, the state regains its ability to responsibly finance important construction and other public-works projects across the state. Continue Reading
Time to be cautious in budgeting
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New Mexico’s economy is improving, a little, and the result is that the state budget is growing, a little, for the first time in years. But this is not the time to go on a big spending spree. Continue Reading
We should all pay our fair share
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The upcoming legislative session provides us a great opportunity to close the loophole that allows out-of-state corporations to avoid paying state income tax, restore some fairness to our tax code, and boost the spending power of New Mexico families. Continue Reading
One state, filled with opportunity for all
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Too often, we lose sight of what New Mexico, which is still largely a rural state, has to offer. We have a rich history that is ready to be shared with the world, and the Legislature will not overlook rural New Mexico. Continue Reading
Legislature is ready to focus on major task of redistricting
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Now more than ever, New Mexico needs the governor and the Legislature to communicate, cooperate and collaborate. Continue Reading
Education is key to our top priority – job creation
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New Mexico is one of a handful of states that continues to lose jobs, prolonging the recession well past its June 2009 “official end” for tens of thousands of New Mexicans and their families. The top priority for policymakers for the foreseeable future must be to create jobs. Continue Reading
Legislature faced difficult choices, strived for compromises
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This year’s legislative session will be remembered as one of the most difficult in years, as the economy forced legislators to cut spending for the third year in a row. Continue Reading
Every driver in N.M. should be properly licensed
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The Senate compromise will help ensure that people who have New Mexico driver’s licenses are genuine New Mexico residents and have provided their true identity to the state. It will keep both our highways and our nation safer. Continue Reading
Today’s budget cuts can be repaired later this year
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The recession that has forced budget cuts is ending and there is hope that critical services can be restored as early as this fall. Continue Reading
Our future: Confidence in ourselves
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The key to overcoming the recession’s effects of the past two and a half years is to regain confidence in our economy and in ourselves as a resilient society. Continue Reading
Fix New Mexico’s capital outlay system now
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It’s no secret that New Mexico needs to fix the way it chooses the infrastructure projects that receive state money, and the best time to reform the system is now. Continue Reading
Transparency is a big part of government’s job
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Public officials and employees must embrace the idea that providing the public with public records is an important and integral part of their jobs, and not an extra duty to be fulfilled only when it is convenient. Continue Reading
State’s wasteline is shrinking
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State government is going on a diet, and like any successful diet, it will take dedication, time and a lifestyle change to see long-lasting results. Continue Reading