Making informed decisions about film incentives
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We need to track actual results from the film incentive program. We can then use that information to make an informed decision about the benefits of the program. Continue Reading
Welcome to the fight, Mr. Foley
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So, Dan Foley is back and thinks the governor did an outstanding job during the gas crisis. She didn’t, and if she’d done a great job, he wouldn’t be attacking me. Continue Reading
Insurance rates should be fair and transparent
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It is only reasonable that companies providing an essential public service like health insurance be required to clearly demonstrate the reasoning and numbers behind any rate increases. Continue Reading
Critical thinking about public education
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Well-meaning New Mexico educators focus on an array of bad proposals to fix public education, while Gov. Susana Martinez intends to debilitate or dismantle the system, starting with her plan to stigmatize public schools with letter grades. Continue Reading
Education spending is up dramatically; performance is stagnant
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New Mexico’s K-12 system has seen funding rise for the better part of two decades. But until dramatic reforms are undertaken, more money won’t save a failing system. Continue Reading
NM Republicans not sold on Johnson
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In the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, former Gov. Gary Johnson isn’t the current frontrunner even in his home state of New Mexico. Continue Reading
Forget the divide: It’s time for leadership and innovation
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Our obsession with “interest-group politics,” combined with scare-tactic rhetoric on both sides of the aisle, has led to the makings of a divided country well on the way to a financial day of reckoning. Continue Reading
Martinez is showing leadership; Dems aren’t
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Thank you Javier Gonzales and Sam Bregman for reminding all New Mexicans why they voted for Susana Martinez. The word is leadership. She has it and you don’t. Continue Reading
New Mexicans can reach agreement about early childhood issues
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Early childhood care and education has been a big and sometimes contentious topic of late. But what we found is that, when people sit down and talk about what they want for their communities, they are often surprised by the amount of agreement even across common dividing lines. Continue Reading
Martinez, Udall are popular; Richardson isn’t
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A new poll finds Gov. Susana Martinez and U.S. Sen. Tom Udall enjoying high approval ratings, while former Gov. Bill Richardson’s approval rating remains dismal. Continue Reading
Meet Gov. Martinez’s ‘top adviser’
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Some would call Jay McCleskey brilliant – the Karl Rove of New Mexico, perhaps – while others would say he is notorious and lucky. Whatever the case, he’s currently the most successful political operative in New Mexico, and hugely influential. Continue Reading
Highs and lows for Martinez
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The challenges of the last couple of weeks have brought some highs and lows for Gov. Susana Martinez. Continue Reading
Thanks to AG for getting Richardson’s records released
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The attorney general’s intervention on behalf of those seeking to gain access to former Gov. Bill Richardson’s office files should not have been necessary. Continue Reading
Our future: Confidence in ourselves
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The key to overcoming the recession’s effects of the past two and a half years is to regain confidence in our economy and in ourselves as a resilient society. Continue Reading
‘Fusion voting’ bill could be heard today
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Legislation that would allow multiple parties to place the same candidate on the ballot may be considered today by the Senate Rules Committee. Continue Reading