Cutting Medicaid isn’t the answer
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There is no better way to stimulate our economy with funds from outside New Mexico than with Medicaid and CHIPRA money that has a federal matching rate of almost 80 percent. Continue Reading
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Rael wants to expand lieutenant guv’s role
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The lieutenant governor hasn’t historically been too involved in managing state government. Lawrence Rael thinks that should change. Continue Reading
DA: Budget cuts may lead to fewer prosecutions
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Criminal prosecutions in the state’s 13 judicial districts could be severely impacted if lawmakers decide to cut the budgets of the state’s district attorneys, according to the the DA in Bernalillo County. Continue Reading
Senators unveil Doña Ana County wilderness bill
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More than 350,000 acres of land in Doña Ana County — including the Organ Mountains — would be protected under legislation New Mexico’s U.S. senators introduced Thursday. Continue Reading
Tax ‘fairness’ bill will drive us into the economic abyss
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It sounded really good on the campaign trail, the talk about leveling the “playing field” and cracking down on companies that “ship jobs overseas.” But this proposal is not about fairness so much as it is about raising revenue, and it will cause jobs and prosperity to simply wither away rather than go abroad. Continue Reading
Key Senate Dem continues to oppose public option
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In an interview in Las Cruces, a key U.S. senator in the health-care reform debate reaffirmed her opposition to including a public option in a reform bill. But Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., said she thinks the Senate can get 60 votes in support of a bill that will accomplish the president’s goals without a public option. Continue Reading
‘People are afraid,’ former Sen. Domenici says
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Former Sen. Pete Domenici says he sees a trend toward greater government involvement in people’s lives as a serious problem that is understandably leading to many of the emotional outbursts coloring the debate. But he also believes bipartisanship and respect are necessary to address the debt and other problems. Continue Reading
Health care reform must help the self-employed
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Access to affordable health coverage is the No. 1 concern of the nation’s smallest businesses, and they need Senator Jeff Bingaman’s support now more than ever. Continue Reading
Dems should use health care reform mandate
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Some 75 percent of the American public tells CNN that health care reform is necessary. If Democratic senators can’t find any Republicans in their body willing to represent all Americans, they should embrace the go-it-alone approach. Continue Reading
New Mexicans react to Sen. Kennedy’s death
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UPDATED: Many of New Mexico’s political leaders were quick to comment today on the death of longtime U.S. Sen. Edward M. “Ted” Kennedy. Here are some of their statements. Continue Reading
Lawrence Rael enters lieutenant governor’s race
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Lawrence Rael, executive director of the Mid-Region Council of Governments, formally announced today that he’s entering the crowded Democratic primary race for lieutenant governor. Continue Reading
Reagan’s great Medicare blunder
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I’m betting history repeats itself and Dems get their act together to pass once-in-a-generation, real, important change. I’ll double down that even tea partiers praise the Dems’ work 50 years from now. Continue Reading
Concerns elsewhere aren’t stopping local town halls
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Members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation are holding a number of town hall meetings on health-care reform despite the unruliness, shouting and occasional scuffles that have characterized similar meetings in some other states. Rep. Ben Ray Luján held a town hall meeting on health-care reform in Santa Fe on Monday. Sen. Jeff Bingaman is holding one today in Clovis. Rep. Harry Teague will hold a “Harry in Your Hometown” event in Las Cruces on Wednesday that could turn into a town hall or individual meetings with constituents, depending on the desires of those who attend. Rep. Martin Heinrich is holding a town hall in Albuquerque on Saturday. Continue Reading
Padilla forming Lt. Gov. exploratory committee
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Matthew Padilla, a law student and former U.S. Navy officer, plans to take an official step toward becoming a candidate for lieutenant governor next week by forming an exploratory committee. Padilla, a Democrat, wrote in a letter to supporters that he will file the paperwork to create the committee with the Secretary of State’s Office sometime next week. Padilla wrote that he is “even more determined to add a fresh new perspective to New Mexico politics” after learning this week that almost half of high school seniors in New Mexico didn’t graduate in 2008. Padilla had previously called the “education emergency” one of his top three priorities. “Together we can begin to change the culture of failure in our education system, while taking the steps needed to promote local sustainable (green) development, as we maintain and strengthen our state’s emergency preparedness system,” Padilla wrote in the e-mail to supporters. Continue Reading
Udall: Sotomayor has ‘a true commitment to justice’
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U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., said he was impressed after meeting today with Judge Sonia Sotomayor, President Barack Obama’s nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court. “I found Judge Sotomayor to be extremely qualified and well suited to serve on the United States Supreme Court,” Udall said in a statement released by his office. “In our meeting, Judge Sotomayor showed a true commitment to justice. We discussed her background and cases as a prosecutor, and I was very impressed by her temperament and dedication to the law,” said Udall, a former New Mexico attorney general. “We also talked about her love for New Mexico, where her former law-school roommate lives, and her appreciation for our spicy food.” Earlier today, U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., said he was “very impressed” after meeting with Sotomayor. Continue Reading