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Developing a world-class education system will provide New Mexicans for generations to come the opportunity to compete and win at every level. This is why reforming education is one of my top priorities. Continue Reading
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Diane Denish says scandal that has plagued the New Mexico Land Office demonstrates the need for an ethics commission, while Republican Susana Martinez says she would push increased transparency to address issues like those that have dogged the land office. Continue Reading
To improve, New Mexico’s public schools should forget everything else and concentrate on making reading at grade level THE GOAL. Any attention to anything else is wasted if the core competency of reading on grade level is not achieved by all students. Continue Reading
UPDATED: When the Albuquerque Journal quoted the head of the state District Attorney’s Association earlier this week in an article about Susana Martinez giving employees large “out-of-cycle” salary increases, the newspaper didn’t mention that the agency’s head used to work for Martinez and received the pay increases she was speaking about. Continue Reading
Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez told me last year that she supported vouchers. Now that she’s released a formal education plan, Martinez still supports increasing school choice – but the details are somewhat different than what she’s been saying on the campaign trail. Continue Reading
Former U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici and Rep. Heather Wilson are among those hosting a fundraiser for Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez next month in Washington, D.C. Continue Reading
The proposed special assessment district to fund construction an extension of Sonoma Ranch Boulevard in Las Cruces has generated lots of conversation. But it’s a complicated process that takes time. It can still be done, but let’s do it correctly the first time. Continue Reading
Heath Haussamen is sick and taking today off. He hopes to be back at work Thursday. In the meantime, here are some links to interesting articles you may have missed. Continue Reading
Daily, reality reminds even the most optimistic among us: The sour New Mexico economy cannot turn around fast enough to avoid even more cuts to state services. Our challenge now is to work equally hard at minimizing the harm from those cuts and at maximizing our economy’s ability to recover. Continue Reading
There are very real differences between the approach I have laid out to turn New Mexico’s economy around and Diane Denish’s. At the end of the day, the differences between my vision and approach and Denish’s define the choice facing New Mexicans. Continue Reading
Despite low confidence in the government, most Americans realize that only through partnership with an effective and efficient government will we be able to find solutions to our biggest challenges. Continue Reading
The Santa Fe Alliance has supported a petition to cap global warming emissions in New Mexico because we see that the long-term economic impact from environmental abuse is counterproductive; we believe that evidence of climate change validates the need to act protectively and proactively. Continue Reading
Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez says the state has already spent lots of money on Spaceport America and can no longer be its “major financer,” while Democratic opponent Diane Denish says she is a supporter of the spaceport but didn’t directly answer a question about the project’s funding.
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In the last month I have had a front-row seat to a controversy in which the Las Cruces leadership has acted improperly. At stake are millions of dollars and jobs for our local economy. Also at stake is the reputation of our city, with companies wanting to do business but unsure if the city leadership can be trusted. Continue Reading
As we enter August and head toward the 2010 General, we should all prepare ourselves for the barrage of political ads that are about to attack our flat screens. Check out this shocker of an ad from 1964. What would it take today to have an ad banned after one airing? Continue Reading