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Open access to the Gila has always made this a treasure to be enjoyed by all. Now, the Forest Service wants to take away that freedom. Continue Reading
School board elections are being held across the state today, with polls open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Continue Reading
I am not writing this post to report something you may or may not know, but to send a message to the House leadership. The fact of the matter is that Andy Nuñez is not the only one of his colleagues who is more than upset with his leadership. Continue Reading
There’s currently no obvious frontrunner to be elected chair of the Democratic Party of New Mexico when central committee members gather in April to make the selection. Continue Reading
Gov. Susana Martinez’s political operation has released the full list of donors who paid for her inauguration activities. Continue Reading
Following news that Las Cruces District 2 City Councilor Dolores Connor is giving up her seat to run for mayor, Gregory Z. Smith is the first to enter the race to replace her. Continue Reading
Gov. Susana Martinez has proposed no structural reforms to stop unethical behavior that doesn’t rise to the level of criminal activity. She needs to: Such mischief eventually grows into the culture of corruption that has made headlines so often in recent years. Continue Reading
State government is going on a diet, and like any successful diet, it will take dedication, time and a lifestyle change to see long-lasting results. Continue Reading
We had a golden opportunity with Joseph Cervantes to put an honest, ethical individual in power who could bring us into a new era of transparency and ethics in government. Both parties blew it. Continue Reading
Rather than attempt to reform a broken model of education, New Mexico must innovate fundamentally or suffer the same old results. Continue Reading
Gov. Susana Martinez is taking heat because of an e-mail that says the dairy industry helped draft an executive order that attempted to halt a number of environmental regulations, including some the dairies opposed. But Martinez says the e-mail is “incorrect.” Continue Reading
As U.S. Senate leaders from both parties pledged today that they won’t use the “constitutional option” to try to change the chamber’s rules by a majority vote, Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., stood in defiance. Continue Reading
If New Mexico taxpayers are smart, they’ll phase out or abandon welfare payments for movies, provide the limited exemptions necessary to attract Union Pacific, and work to make the state’s tax and regulatory climates more attractive to generate more growth at home. Continue Reading
An independent commission would examine how the N.M. Constitution compares with those of other states and propose changes to the Legislature if a bill sponsored by Rep. Joseph Cervantes becomes law. Continue Reading
The Rio Grande Foundation can claim otherwise, but when you compare apples to apples, public sector workers make less than private sector workers. Continue Reading