Gov. Susana Martinez’s 2016 State of the State Address
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Here’s the governor’s 2016 State of the State Address, as prepared for delivery. Continue Reading
Why New Mexico needs bail reform
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New legislation would permit our judges to protect New Mexicans against dangerous defendants without sacrificing the rights of non-dangerous defendants. Continue Reading
APS bond issue and mill levy elections are about stewardship too
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How can stewardship not be part of decision-making in the appropriation of nearly 600 million tax dollars? Continue Reading
Obama articulated the strength and spirit of the American people
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I am hopeful that both parties can come together and set aside their political differences to find the sensible and commonsense solutions that the American people deserve and expect. Continue Reading
When half of the world hates you
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In truth, people have the right to hate guns. It’s hard to blame them sometimes when all they know is the nightly crime report and some NRA guy pontificating about the Constitution. Continue Reading
This legislative session, restoring hope has to be the main thing
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I will never give up hope that New Mexico can catapult itself to the top of the lists on which we are currently at the bottom. Continue Reading
Move political participation from online forums into action
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We need to enter into a dialogue with neighbors in hopes to achieve a bipartisan society and political process. Continue Reading
It’s time to clarify in the Constitution that corporations aren’t people
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I think it is time for ‘We the people’ to tell the Supremes they got it wrong — the only way we can. Continue Reading
We must discuss guns without rancor
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We must bring our communities together to address this issue. Continue Reading
Hobbs manager cashes in paid time off to ring in the New Year
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Hobbs City Manager J.J. Murphy has turned his public-service employer into a personal money machine, with the consistently unquestioning consent of Hobbs city commissioners and our mayor. Continue Reading
Are we at a tipping point to invert the pyramid?
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Here are some examples of leaders, citizens and those in the media who are implementing the shift of inverting the pyramid. Continue Reading
Concussion rules are there for a reason
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A high-school football player in Albuquerque found a way around a regulation requiring athletes with head injuries to sit out at least a week. It is a horrible precedent, and the practice needs to be stopped. Continue Reading
It’s time to stop the grand theft auto of title loan companies
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The industry buys government complicity in loan ripoffs at many levels. It’s time to stop dithering and give us genuine reform. Continue Reading
Be careful what you wish for, because you just might get it
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Now that time has run out, go ahead, I guess, and back the two-tier driver’s license system. But be aware of the ripple effects that policy will create. Continue Reading
All this ‘free’ money is killing NM
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Rather than trying to jump-start New Mexico’s economy by pilfering more money from Washington, New Mexico’s leaders should embrace basic economic reforms. Continue Reading