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How should NM generate power?
What does New Mexico want from an electric power company? The debate over PNM’s proposed long-term plan is raising questions that go beyond the plan itself, if New Mexicans are willing to engage in that discussion. Though most of the … Continue reading
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Still no dental therapy for rural New Mexico
How are legislators supposed to decide on the relative competencies of health care practitioners? In these matters, we are asking lawmakers to make a tough decision on topics outside their expertise. In some cases, it’s not the public that’s asking … Continue reading
Combining subjects in one bill is bad lawmaking
I checked my New Mexico constitution the other day, and the provision is right there where I left it: Article IV, Section 16, “Subject of bill in title; appropriation bills.” “The subject of every bill shall be clearly expressed in … Continue reading
Finally, the behavioral health audit
The now-infamous 2013 audit of 15 nonprofit New Mexico behavioral health providers has finally been released to the public by our new Attorney General, Hector Balderas. You remember: that’s the audit that led the Human Services Department to accuse all … Continue reading
On the teen abortion issue, take a different perspective
Parental notification on abortion, an issue I hoped had been put to rest years ago, is back with New Mexico, thanks to House Bill 391, sponsored by Rep. Alonzo Baldonado (R-Valencia). The bill requires that if a minor is seeking … Continue reading
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Tourist’s guide to the Roundhouse
The state Capitol is once again filled to the brim with legislators, lobbyists, state agency executives, legislative staff members, and thousands of assorted visitors. If you’ve never been there, it’s worth a trip, to see your representative democracy in action. … Continue reading
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Free markets are not so free
As the Legislature debates the two related issues of right to work and minimum wage, we’re probably going to hear about theories like free markets and free choice. So let’s get real. Some things are still traded in completely free … Continue reading
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New Mexico needs happy teachers
I keep talking with public school teachers who are miserable. They’re all looking at their bank accounts trying to figure out when they can retire. The purpose of the school system is to educate students, not to make its employees … Continue reading
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Election analysis from our local pollster
Did Susana Martinez’ campaign strategists influence the selection of Martinez’ opponent? Did the Martinez machine want Gary King to be the Democratic nominee for governor? Brian Sanderoff thinks so. That was one of several points Sanderoff made in a recent … Continue reading
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Teach financial literacy and curb payday lending
A recent article from the Washington Post described Black Friday, and all the news coverage of that shopping extravaganza, as a spectacle of the poor performing for the entertainment of the rest of us. The writer likened Black Friday to … Continue reading
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