Mexico without borders
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A nonprofit based in Mexico is trying to help refugees who are looking for safe haven. Continue Reading
Health initiatives give us hope, support the economy
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Potential changes at the federal level threaten to disrupt the financial ability of many New Mexicans to pay for health care. Providing stability at the state level can help. Continue Reading
The things they don’t tell you about the permanent fund
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The truth is that the fund will continue to grow even if we ever manage to pump the last barrel of crude out of the ground. Continue Reading
How Medicaid changed my life, and why we must protect health-care programs
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Medicaid has allowed me to focus on my recovery instead of the stress of paying enormous medical bills. Having health coverage has given me the peace of mind during a challenging year. Continue Reading
It’s raining hard, so use the $15 billion
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We have billions of dollars for a rainy day. If this isn’t a rainy day I don’t know rainy days. Continue Reading
Motivated employees contribute to a strong economy
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We must raise the minimum wage for all employees and resist efforts to cut public employees’ take-home pay. Continue Reading
Doña Ana County leads the way with affordable loan program
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Doña Ana County is offering this program to its employees at no cost or risk to taxpayers. Continue Reading
That time the government really did fear a Bowling Green massacre — from a white supremacist
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Assault rifles, body armor, a possible kill list — but not much attention when the feds arrested a white man they said was bent on a “race war.” Continue Reading
Civility and the long view
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Our words matter, and as we try to find our way though the current rancor they matter even more. Continue Reading
Cutting natural gas waste is good for struggling state budgets
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One of the simplest and most obvious ways to increase existing revenues would be to capture and sell gas that operators vent and flare. Continue Reading
Our government is failing us on global climate change
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Our progress since I wrote this op-ed 10 years ago has been insignificant. My stomach sinks just contemplating the possibility of squandering another decade. Continue Reading
Don’t open door to more reckless venting and flaring of our resources
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The BLM rule is critically important to protecting taxpayers and to assuring the public that the oil and gas industry will not fall back into old, wasteful habits. Continue Reading
Improve the public works process to boost the state’s economy
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Just like a bad infrastructure planning process can hurt a state, so too can a good infrastructure process be beneficial. Continue Reading
NM’s behavioral health crisis demands solutions
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We are going into the fifth year of this mental health and substance abuse services crisis, and still there is no interest from the governor’s office to solve it. Continue Reading
Medicaid reform can save New Mexico
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Gov. Susana Martinez’s misguided decision to expand Medicaid could push New Mexico toward insolvency. Continue Reading