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If we’re going to solve the problem of crime, somebody has to offer alternatives so felons have a chance to do something better with their lives. While the legislature is debating issues like pretrial detention and sentencing, promising developments are … Continue reading →

New Mexico’s medical malpractice crisis has, deservedly, caught the public’s attention. We’re seeing the numbers on our increasing shortage of physicians as doctors leave for places where it’s easier to make a good living. Why does malpractice insurance cost doctors … Continue reading →

The first time I was lobbied, it was by a doctor, while I was in his office as a patient. It was about medical malpractice. He said New Mexico was having a crisis because the cost was unacceptable. He knew … Continue reading →

The latest headline is a little girl who was not allowed on an Albuquerque city bus with her father because he was too drunk. Later the father showed up in the city shelter, having forgotten where he left her. Fortunately … Continue reading →

As the 2023 legislative session begins to loom, I’m wondering if we are going to hear more outraged rhetoric about getting tough on crime. I myself prefer to be tough on crime prevention. I prefer laws that stop crimes before … Continue reading →

On the night of Nov. 8, New Mexicans could curl up in bed knowing that our election was mostly over. Whether we liked the results or not, we knew what most of them were. We had survived the day without … Continue reading →

Judges in New Mexico have a quaint custom. They retire at any old time they decide. Then the state has to fill the position with a new judge. The process is confusing for voters. New Mexico has been tinkering with … Continue reading →

In Bernalillo County there are 77 different ballots. The ballots account for all the district boundaries – legislative and county commission districts and bond issues for special districts like a flood control district . This is not a problem.  The … Continue reading →

In New Mexico we do not have “initiatives” on the statewide ballot. Thank Heaven. By “initiatives” I mean the ability to make laws by popular vote, initiated by petitions from voters. New Mexico does not have such a provision in … Continue reading →