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Our duty to the generations of Americans who follow us is to help them understand what it means to be an American. Continue Reading
The N.M. Foundation for Open Government announced Friday evening that Pat Rogers had resigned from its board of directors. Click on the headline to read his resignation letter. Continue Reading
If we value certain important outcomes for our students, such as the ability to understand essential concepts, work in groups, think critically and solve problems, then we should measure those abilities – both in student learning and in teaching. Continue Reading
As investigators scramble to figure out what’s going on at the New Mexico Finance Authority, and NMFA officials claim they were duped by a rogue employee who created a fake audit but say little else, there are questions the agency can – and needs to – answer now. Continue Reading
Perhaps two of the state’s stronger backers of oil and gas recently called for an end to energy-industry tax breaks. But do they understand that by calling for an end to energy-industry tax breaks, they are also talking about their sacred cow: oil and gas? Continue Reading
What to make of this week’s polls of the U.S. Senate and presidential races and the governor’s popularity? Put them in the context of other recent polls and the picture becomes clearer. Continue Reading
The N.M. Foundation for Open Government plans to meet with Pat Rogers to discuss his membership on the group’s board of directors. Continue Reading
The best part of the Affordable Care Act allows for state innovation. If New Mexico enacts a state-specific universal health plan, billions of dollars will be saved, millions of lives will be improved and we can move on to solving the other serious problems. Continue Reading
In the wake of a revelation that the New Mexico Finance Authority’s fiscal year 2011 audit was fraudulent, two lawmakers who head an oversight committee say they want multiple reviews of the situation. Continue Reading
If there’s a take away from the Schott Solar situation, it is that, in the future, we must lay out all the benefits of doing business here and not give away the store to get the sale. Continue Reading
Mitt Romney’s run for the presidency has cast some attention on the little-known history of Mormon settlement in the northern Mexican states of Chihuahua and Sonora. Continue Reading
If the Las Cruces Tea Party wants to be taken more seriously, it needs to consider why so many have viewed its float as offensive and demonstrate a greater sensitivity for their feelings and opinions. Continue Reading
Right-to-work legislation is one of the very few pro-growth policies that is virtually costless to enact. And a large body of research has found that it benefits states economically. Continue Reading
Republican Janice Arnold-Jones’ strongest fundraising reporting period yet was dwarfed by Democrat Michelle Lujan Grisham’s fundraising in the 1st Congressional District race. Continue Reading
Martin Heinrich and Heather Wilson are neck and neck in fundraising, and outside groups are spending lots of money on the race. Polls have consistently given Heinrich a slight lead. Continue Reading