Special session to start May 24, Martinez proclaims
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Democratic legislative leaders responded to the news with yawns. Continue Reading
Governor’s new budget ‘agreement’ lacks agreement
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Many lawmakers were likely to see the governor’s new proposal as another assault on them, as they did when she vetoed all funding for the Legislature. Continue Reading
The chaos theory of education
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Public education can never function satisfactorily using a factory model. Continue Reading
Carruthers says he’s confident NMSU will get its state funding
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“I’ve been in this arena, and these things always work themselves out,” Garrey Carruthers, NMSU’s chancellor and a former N.M. governor, wrote in his weekly message to the NMSU community. Continue Reading
Governor preps for furloughs as budget standoff continues
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The conflation of furloughs in the current fiscal year with a standoff over funding government for the next year may be a negotiating tactic. Continue Reading
The consequences of Martinez’s decision to destroy higher education
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What does this mean for you? Plenty. Continue Reading
Student body presidents decry politics, plead for university funding
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The student body presidents at six New Mexico universities are urging Gov. Susana Martinez and state lawmakers to put politics aside and fund higher education. Continue Reading
Mr. Gessing’s proposals are not what NM needs
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They will not grow the economy. To claim that they will is just peddling snake oil. Continue Reading
Former Gov. Carruthers pushes back against higher education veto
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Known for diplomacy, Garrey Carruthers, now NMSU’s chancellor, isn’t pointing fingers. But he has complained about higher education being “caught up in a political strategy.” Continue Reading
Higher education must receive its state funding
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Tuition at New Mexico’s four-year universities could triple without the state funding that was vetoed. Continue Reading
While the Roundhouse burns, New Mexicans suffer
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Policymakers need to consider the toll this is taking on all of us. Continue Reading
Martinez vetoes tax hikes, funding for higher education and Legislature
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Gov. Susana Martinez reiterated her pledge to call lawmakers back for a special session in the coming weeks. Continue Reading
Our education system should nurture teachers, not punish them
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You cannot put students first by putting educators last. Continue Reading
Governor signs four Senate bills, vetoes one, as session winds down
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Three Senate bills the governor signed late Friday have the same sponsor — Gay Kernan, R-Hobbs. Continue Reading
Senate’s veto override lands with a thud in House
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House Republicans are uneasy about fighting the governor head-on as time runs out to negotiate a deal on the state’s budget. Continue Reading