NMSU is preparing for another state funding cut
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New Mexico State University is preparing for an increasingly likely additional reduction in state funding that could necessitate more budget cuts — or increases in tuition and fees. Continue Reading
Are we circling the drain?
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While promising fair distribution of material and social wealth, capitalism delivers quite the opposite. Continue Reading
Lawmakers can’t invest in New Mexico’s future without all the facts
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A good tax expenditure budget — which New Mexico needs — would list all the tax breaks, add up how much they cost, and analyze them to determine if they are doing what they were expected to do. Continue Reading
NMSU has kept students’ costs in check better than other NM schools
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When the New Mexico State University Board of Regents rejected a proposed 5 percent tuition increase in April, Student Regent Amanda López Askin called it “a very deliberate breaking of a cycle.” Continue Reading
NM needs to raise teacher pay, not cut education funding
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There’s no place else to cut, so we must raise revenue. Continue Reading
N.M. oil and gas is worth fighting for, celebrating
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Even if New Mexico can neither sway Middle East geopolitics nor commodity pricing of crude oil, New Mexicans can stand with and for New Mexico’s oil and gas industry. Continue Reading
An open letter to Facebook: Why you should choose New Mexico for your data center
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Facebook, we’re here, and we’re ready. We’ll start warming up the chile and the hot air balloons on your call. Continue Reading
Governor will call special session to address state’s budget woes
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Gov. Susana Martinez said the special session will likely be held in September. Continue Reading
State government spending cuts are difficult but essential
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The last thing our businesses and hard-working New Mexicans need is higher taxes. Continue Reading
This isn’t how state government should function
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The self-proclaimed most transparent governor in history needs to drop her resistance to sunshine and embrace a special session. Democrats need to treat the situation as the serious problem it is instead of an opportunity to score political points. Continue Reading
Trump calls NAFTA a ‘disaster.’ Texas Republicans beg to differ.
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Donald Trump might want out of NAFTA. Texas congressional Republicans aren’t going there. Continue Reading
Gliding into dreamtime
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We must ask how much destructive inhumanity any social contract can withstand before erupting into rebellion. Continue Reading
Q&A: Land Commissioner Dunn has his own proposal to fund early childhood programs
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Dunn wants the federal government to transfer millions of unleased subsurface mineral acres beneath private land to the state, to be set aside in a new trust specifically for early childhood programs like home visiting and child-care assistance. Continue Reading
Gov. Martinez’s different world
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The real facts of our state’s economy unfortunately are quite grim, and no attempts to whitewash them can alter it. Continue Reading
Governor must call a special session to balance the budget now
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To put off our problems until the January legislative session is a disservice to the people of New Mexico who elected us, and who expect us to be responsible. Continue Reading