Look carefully for impact of Las Cruces wage hike
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Ultimately it is too soon to determine the true effects of the Las Cruces wage hike. Continue Reading
What’s really behind New Mexico’s budget woes
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We’ve been passing big tax cuts since 2003 that were supposed to “create” jobs. They didn’t. Continue Reading
Q&A: John Hummer promotes medical school, urges bipartisan cooperation
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John Hummer says New Mexico’s new medical school in Las Cruces will help address the region’s doctor shortage and have a significant economic impact. He also says real change will require that the state’s elected leaders do a better job of working together. Continue Reading
State budget deal needs to be made in public, sunshine group says
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With a special session of the Legislature looking increasingly necessary to address budget shortfalls, the state’s leading transparency group is urging lawmakers to open all meetings to the public. Continue Reading
Compromise is required to set New Mexico back on the right path
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The hard truth is that blue skies, wide-open spaces, a unique cuisine and an unhurried lifestyle are not an economic development plan. Continue Reading
NMSU releases list of jobs being eliminated
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Professors. Research assistants. A payroll clerk. Painters. Doctors and nurses. An emergency dispatcher. An assistant dean. Continue Reading
Legislative budget committees should let in the public
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We must demand that policymakers give us a seat at the table so we’re there to remind them who gave them their seats. Continue Reading
State’s fiscal outlook worsens; some call for a special session
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The state’s general fund is likely to close out the 2016 fiscal year, which ended June 30, in the red. In fiscal year 2017 the state is on track to exhaust reserves and maybe still fall short of the revenues needed for the current operating budget. The outlook for the 2018 fiscal year is also “gloomy.” Continue Reading
Is Gary Johnson a fiscal conservative?
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Gary Johnson’s record shows that he is capable of reasonably conservative spending — at least when his record is compared to contemporary Republicans. Continue Reading
The great Republican crack-up
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Dayton was once a bastion of the GOP establishment. The story of how the city changed helps explain the rise of Donald Trump. Continue Reading
NMSU changes mind, gives equestrian team one more year
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New Mexico State University reversed courses Friday, agreeing to fund its equestrian team for one more season rather than eliminating it immediately. Continue Reading
Costs outweigh benefits of removing carbon from the atmosphere
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Reducing carbon emissions in New Mexico and throughout the United States is a worthy goal. But how great a price is the Land of Enchantment willing to pay? Continue Reading
NMSU cuts on-campus employee health services, equestrian team, surveying engineering program
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Those aren’t the only programs affected. All colleges and administrative divisions are cutting their budgets by between 5 and 6.2 percent. Continue Reading
NMSU plans to eliminate 126 jobs
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New Mexico State University plans to eliminate 126 jobs — 89 that are currently vacant and 37 that are filled — as part of its efforts to address a $12.1 million budget shortfall in the current fiscal year. Continue Reading
Budget cuts put our KIDS COUNT gains in child health at risk
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Sadly, New Mexico’s budget still is not fixed, even with the deep cuts to health care. Continue Reading