New Mexico’s economic policy is counterproductive
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The outdated, disproven ideology of “no new revenue” offered up by Governor Martinez and the Rio Grande Foundation is a failure. Continue Reading
Rep. Pearce should leave our national monuments alone
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Rep. Steve Pearce’s own attempts to sell off Southern New Mexico’s public lands – which have all failed – make it unsurprising that he would choose to follow U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop’s lead. Continue Reading
More states are backing higher minimum wages
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Four states, including Arizona, just voted to go above and beyond what Las Cruces and New Mexico are willing to do for their workers. Continue Reading
Emoluments clause: Could overturning 185 years of precedent let Trump off the hook?
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Another view of the clause in the Constitution regarding payments from foreign countries would let Trump off the hook — and overturn more than a century of practice and law. Continue Reading
USDA Rural Development helps advance New Mexico
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As my time as state director ends, I know the good work of USDA Rural Development will continue well into the future. Continue Reading
What New Mexico’s tax-hikers don’t want you to know
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Look at all the taxes that individuals, families, and business pay in New Mexico, and it’s clear that the relief adopted under the present and former governor has proven largely illusory. Continue Reading
Trying to measure the immeasurable in education
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The core of education, curiosity, is being ignored so that the administrative testing mission can be achieved. Continue Reading
We must work together to address our water needs
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There is no silver bullet when it comes to water policy — no single policy or project will alleviate our concerns. Continue Reading
Bipartisan solutions to shore up New Mexico’s budget
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Voters may not like tax increases, but they love closing loopholes, a level playing field, and sensible, bipartisan revenue solutions to fund important services. Continue Reading
On good presidents and bad
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Donald Trump can grow into the job of the presidency or not. Only time will tell. Continue Reading
National Historic Landmark Program can help protect NM’s identity
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If campaign promises prove true, we are not likely to see any new national monuments during the next presidential administration. Continue Reading
Tax cuts, loopholes, exemptions leading to systemic implosion in NM
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We can’t keep slashing government without endangering things we value most, like the right to a fair trial and legal representation. Continue Reading
NM needs a bipartisan plan to solve budget crisis
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We’re just starting to see the consequences of what might be the state’s worst budget crisis. Continue Reading
New family-centric model improves AG’s Consumer Protection Division
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When I took office, I swept aside the old approaches that allowed consumer complaints to languish in layers of bureaucracy. Continue Reading
In new media age, every reader has to be an editor
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Post-election criticism of the news media is on point. Journalists need to get out of their bubbles and listen to people they haven’t been listening to. But voters need to do the same thing. Continue Reading