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If Dems can find the backbone to support four reforms that benefit almost all Americans, and the GOP can find the decency to resist fear-mongering against workers, gays and immigrants, 2010 can be a golden year of bipartisan reform. Continue Reading
It was Will Rogers who said, “Last year we said, ‘Things can’t go on like this,’ and they didn’t, they got worse.” 2009 was a weird year. I imagine an even weirder year coming. Stay tuned. Continue Reading
U.S. Rep. Harry Teague is divesting himself of all interests in three oil companies that have helped make him the 10th wealthiest member of Congress. Continue Reading
With the governor spending most of the year dogged by a grand jury investigation and several other cases leading to indictments, public corruption took center stage in New Mexico in 2009. It’s No. 1 on Heath Haussamen’s list of the top 10 political stories of the year. Continue Reading
This nation, for better or worse, is reflective of the majority letting a minority dictate to them how the nation is to be run and what the identity of the nation will be. This is easy to see, since Christian ideals are being removed from our society bit by bit. Continue Reading
This morning, U.S. Sens. Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall, both Democrats, held a joint tele-news conference with New Mexico reporters to discuss Thursday’s vote on the the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Listen to the call here. Continue Reading
As 40 Republicans and one Joe Lieberman dig in their heels to protect big insurance companies, it’s becoming clear that health reform is going to be watered down significantly. There’s one major exception though, and it’s called “guaranteed issue.” Continue Reading
Former N.M. Gov. Gary Johnson is heading to New Hampshire — the nation’s first presidential primary state — next month. That could add fuel to speculation that he’s preparing a national campaign. Continue Reading
Former Gov. Gary Johnson is “doing little to knock down the idea that he may be looking toward a 2012 presidential run,” Politico reports today in an article profiling a man the article says “emerges as the next Ron Paul.” Continue Reading
Our corrupt system gives corporations and other special interests undue influence that undermines the Constitution that created it. The ongoing health-care reform debate in Washington proves the point. Continue Reading
I’ll be heading to Washington this week, along with legislators from other states who have been designated to lobby the Senate on behalf of the White House Working Group of State Legislators for Health Care Reform. Continue Reading
The former secretary of New Mexico’s Aging and Long-term Services Department will be starting a similar post in the Obama administration next month after recently pleading no contest to drunken driving. Continue Reading
Before retiring from his job as deputy director for the U.S. Central Command, Rear Admiral William Payne worked closely with General David Petraeus. His frequent travel to Afghanistan and Iraq has given him a unique perspective on the military situation on the ground there. Continue Reading
Our country needs to resolve this issue: Is it the Christmas holiday or winter holiday?” Can federal and state employees say, “Merry Christmas” and put up Christmas trees on public property? As important: Can federal and state employees decide not to say “Merry Christmas” or put up Christmas trees? Continue Reading
With a bill to designate the Organ Mountains and other areas in Doña Ana County as wilderness pending in Congress, several groups plan a conference Saturday in Las Cruces to highlight the economic benefits of land conservation. Continue Reading