Oil price comeback means the state has more money to spend
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So far, there is no shortage of ideas for how to spend that money. Continue Reading
Domenici returning to NM, will be land commissioner’s senior adviser
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Former U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici is moving back to New Mexico, where he will join the State Land Office as senior adviser to Land Commissioner Aubrey Dunn. 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
State budget pain grows worse as oil price slides
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The crash in energy prices has torn a monster hole in the state of New Mexico’s budget. Continue Reading
House bill to cut taxes for small oil, gas producers clears first hurdle; critics call it a bailout
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A House bill that would offer a tax break to what one lawmaker calls the “little guys” of the oil and gas industry cleared its first hurdle Wednesday. Continue Reading
El Paso Electric, please explain
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El Paso Electric’s 20-year operating plan is a real wallet buster for consumers and a head scratcher for anyone who follows the utility industry. Continue Reading
Nuclear weapons contractor to pay millions for misuse of federal funds
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The Sandia Corporation has agreed to reimburse the Energy Department after allegedly spending federal funds on lobbying instead of national security. Continue Reading
Bury excess plutonium, don’t turn it into fuel, study says
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While the study authors favor diluting the plutonium and storing it in an underground repository in New Mexico, this solution faces serious problems of its own. The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant has been closed for a year and a half following a series of accidents. Continue Reading
It’s long past time to lift the ban on exports of U.S. crude oil
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U.S. crude oil should have the opportunity to compete in the global marketplace. It’s not only right and fair, it’s urgent. And it will benefit New Mexico. Continue Reading
Land of sopapillas and chile or chips and bytes?
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Judging by the great strides made in technology over the last 100 years, we can expect massive change during the next century. Here’s what I think things will look like in 2112. Continue Reading