Cowboy, rabbit and border town violence
|
Most people probably don’t think of Albuquerque as a border town. But Diné (Navajo) Melaine Yazzie squarely defines the central New Mexico city as a classic one. Continue Reading
Audit: Nuclear lab lets safety gaps languish for years
|
A multi-billion-dollar Los Alamos contractor tells investigators it needs more money to meet basic safety expectations. Continue Reading
The nation’s newest nuclear bomb takes shape in New Mexico, or is it simply modernization of the old?
|
President Barack Obama has pledged that the United States would produce no new nuclear warheads and that life extension programs of existing weapons would not provide “new military capabilities.” Continue Reading
Opinions are mixed on whether the GOP is the party of reform
|
Some New Mexicans agreed with a top Republican Party official’s recent assertion that the GOP is the party of reform in New Mexico. Others rejected the idea. Continue Reading
Democrats in NM should take a hard look inward, many say
|
Many New Mexicans balked at a claim from a top Democratic Party official that the U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision explains the party’s recent losses here. Continue Reading
Burque Bronco: Rough times in the Duke City
|
As the summer stumbles on and monsoon rains finally shower a water-hungry land, New Mexico’s largest city continues to grapple with chaos, corruption and callousness. Continue Reading
Some Las Crucens are skeptical about public-financing proposal
|
Is there a need for publicly funded elections in Las Cruces? Can the city afford it? Those were among the questions raised during discussions NMPolitics.net facilitated on Facebook about the proposal. Continue Reading
Read the Las Cruces public financing proposal here
|
As we reported earlier today, the Las Cruces City Council will meet Monday to discuss the possibility of implementing a public-financing system for elections. Read the proposal here. Continue Reading
Las Cruces City Council to consider public financing of elections
|
If the council approves a public-financing system, it would likely be implemented for the November 2017 election, not the municipal election that will be held later this year, city officials told NMPolitics.net. Continue Reading
Some New Mexicans still upset about Medicaid freeze
|
More than two years after the state froze Medicaid payments to 15 behavioral health providers, the initial audit that led to the freeze continues to come under scrutiny. Some New Mexicans say they’re upset with how the Martinez administration handled the situation. Continue Reading
Church rejects government funds, instead closes day-care center
|
A Las Cruces church’s refusal of state funding appears to be a driving factor in its decision to close a daycare center. Now that decision has some parents scrambling to find other child-care options. Continue Reading
Public Education Department fined for violating open records law
|
The state’s Public Education Department says it doesn’t have documents to back up a claim it repeatedly used to discredit an old teacher evaluation system when it implemented a new system in 2013. Continue Reading
More Hobbs residents call for webcasting of city meetings
|
Several Hobbs residents are expressing support for two citizens who are pushing the city commission to webcast its meetings and archive the video online. Continue Reading
Think New Mexico releases donor names, not dollar amounts
|
A “results-oriented think tank” that has led the charge on issues including full-day kindergarten and repealing the food tax in New Mexico discloses the identities of almost all its donors. Continue Reading
Citizens push for webcasting in Hobbs
|
The Hobbs City Commission is behind the curve when it comes to webcasting and archiving video of its meetings online. Two residents are pushing to change that. Continue Reading