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We’re posting Las Cruces’ 2011 and 2013 campaign finance reports online in advance of this year’s municipal election. Click on the headline to view them. Continue Reading
An email the state’s Taxation and Revenue Department gave me last week raises questions about the cabinet secretary’s involvement in an audit. Those questions need to be answered. Continue Reading
“We will not let fear take hold of us in our daily activities,” Gov. Susana Martinez said Sunday. On that point I agree. Fear divides us. Our strength comes from community. Continue Reading
If these states stopped effectively double-counting their resources, they would have to change laws, upend traditional water rights and likely force farmers and cities to accept even more dramatic cuts than they already face – a political third rail. Continue Reading
By changing how elections are financed in Las Cruces, some hope to counter big money they fear arrived in the city with the recent failed recall attempt. They also hope to open up elections to more people. Continue Reading
The head of the state’s Taxation and Revenue Department did not pressure employees to give special treatment to a taxpayer she used to work for, a spokesman says. Continue Reading
Anything short of embracing systemic police reforms would suggest our nation’s largest police force refuses to answer to anyone at a time when police departments nationwide are prioritizing trust and accountability to the communities they serve. Continue Reading
A different type of agriculture, less water-intensive and involving higher value crops, should be our goal, not paper rights to support unsustainable products. Continue Reading
Last week’s news was disappointingly familiar: New Mexico ranks 49th in child well-being in 2015. Again. Continue Reading
We must look at our processes to head issues off before they become a crisis. Continue Reading
COMMENTARY: Gov. Susana Martinez would be wise to take note of the other states that have recognized the bleak future Common Core presents school-age children. Continue Reading
The petition drive began last week, even as some city officials said almost no one has shared with them a desire for webcasting. Continue Reading
We are extremely fortunate to live in Las Cruces, in this place and time, with all of the many and varied efforts being made to improve our community. Continue Reading
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
New Mexico has ranked among the worst states in which to be a child for so long that it hardly seems like news anymore. Continue Reading