Internationalizing NM: What stands in our way?
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There’s much more to our internationalism than meets the eye, and it’s time we begin planning for the prosperity that’s possible. Continue Reading
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There’s much more to our internationalism than meets the eye, and it’s time we begin planning for the prosperity that’s possible. Continue Reading
I’ve already forgiven Legacy Church Pastor Steve Smothermon for comments he made to NMPolitics.net and preached from the pulpit. I pray for him, but, more importantly, I pray for those his words affect. Continue Reading
Over the past month, we’ve seen a rare Washington phenomenon. Democrats and Republicans came together in Congress to overwhelmingly pass a commonsense bill so President Obama could quickly sign it into law. Continue Reading
The New Mexico Legislature is like a train wreck. Year after year it is the same. Each year, losing all of that work to filibusters, is a heck of a way to run a government. Continue Reading
This session has largely been a lovefest between House Speaker Ben Luján and everyone else because he’s battling cancer and retiring. But Luján’s shenanigans were on full display Tuesday, providing a stark reminder that change is long overdue. Continue Reading
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
The Sunshine Portal was intended to be a venue for making already-public information more accessible. If there’s one fix lawmakers and the governor need to implement, clarifying that nonpartisan and narrow mission is it. Continue Reading
Get construction on its feet, reduce energy costs for our families, and get foreclosures back on the market by enacting legislation that has bipartisan support. Continue Reading
It’s simply a misconception to believe that by keeping public salary information obscure, we are protecting public employees. I believe what we are really protecting are illegal and unfair hiring practices that ultimately harm the public and the vast majority of public employees who are qualified and hard-working. Continue Reading
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New Mexico senators need to bite the bullet and vote to send Hanna Skandera packing before they wind up their current legislative session. Continue Reading
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
The Senate and AFSCME are proposing to pull private information into the public domain, using the Sunshine Portal as the vehicle. That was never the intent of the Sunshine Portal, which is meant to make already-public information available at the click of a mouse. Continue Reading
The relatively short-term benefits of hundreds of millions of dollars in extra cash aren’t worth the costs of making our “permanent” fund anything but. Continue Reading
Nothing good comes from the political envy with which someone votes for the person who says they will take the legitimate property of one citizen and give it to another for votes. Continue Reading