New Mexicans speak out on Gila road closings
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Open access to the Gila has always made this a treasure to be enjoyed by all. Now, the Forest Service wants to take away that freedom. Continue Reading
If it keeps on raining, the levee’s going to break
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I am not writing this post to report something you may or may not know, but to send a message to the House leadership. The fact of the matter is that Andy Nuñez is not the only one of his colleagues who is more than upset with his leadership. Continue Reading
What about misdeeds that aren’t crimes, guv?
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Gov. Susana Martinez has proposed no structural reforms to stop unethical behavior that doesn’t rise to the level of criminal activity. She needs to: Such mischief eventually grows into the culture of corruption that has made headlines so often in recent years. 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
A black day for New Mexico
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We had a golden opportunity with Joseph Cervantes to put an honest, ethical individual in power who could bring us into a new era of transparency and ethics in government. Both parties blew it. Continue Reading
Forget reform; only fundamental innovation will succeed
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Rather than attempt to reform a broken model of education, New Mexico must innovate fundamentally or suffer the same old results. Continue Reading
Union Pacific, film industry deals are very different
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If New Mexico taxpayers are smart, they’ll phase out or abandon welfare payments for movies, provide the limited exemptions necessary to attract Union Pacific, and work to make the state’s tax and regulatory climates more attractive to generate more growth at home. Continue Reading
Apples to Apples: Public workers make less
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The Rio Grande Foundation can claim otherwise, but when you compare apples to apples, public sector workers make less than private sector workers. Continue Reading
NM poised to benefit from biofuels efforts
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New Mexico’s combination of natural resources, transportation infrastructure and technological know-how puts our state in a great strategic position to pursue the development of a biofuels economy. Whether we are talking about communities like Columbus or Portales, our rural communities stand to benefit. Continue Reading
For job creation, we need tools, not rules
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Here’s a new idea: Create Tool Shed New Mexico, a website that would empower entrepreneurs and small businesses with the practical knowledge and resources they need to succeed in creating successful businesses and new jobs. Continue Reading
School nurses impact student achievement
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As a school nurse, I suspect there are some legislators who consider me, and others providing support services, expendable. Perhaps this is because they have no idea how I directly impact a student’s ability to succeed in school. Continue Reading
NM can’t afford to turn its back on health care reform
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I hope our new governor will not turn her back on the opportunities the Affordable Care Act opens up for New Mexicans, and the jobs it has already created here in the state.
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Finding the right priorities in the money wars
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The question becomes, what should be the last thing to be cut in New Mexico? That establishes the priority of the state. If the answer is nothing can be cut, it shows there is no priority, only raw desire for taxpayer money. Continue Reading
Could Tucson tragedy have been prevented?
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By all accounts Jared Loughner, the Tucson shooter, suffered from some type of mental illness. So the question must be asked: Was this shooting the kind of unavoidable tragedy that we have to just deal with, or was there more that could have been done to help Loughner and therefore avoid this type of heinous crime? Continue Reading
Pecans vs. protectionism: Why trade with China is important to NM
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As Chinese President Hu Jintao completes his state visit to the United States, my fellow New Mexicans should consider this key fact: For four of the last 10 years, China was New Mexico’s number one export market, supporting thousands of jobs. Continue Reading