Thursday, an announcement was made from the Oval Office, featuring British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on speakerphone, lauding the first “very large” trade deal reached since tariffs were enacted last month. As I write this 24 hours later, the key building blocks of a White House trade deal have been revealed. From the document posted […]
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Workers’ comp task force was a model for future legislation
In 1990, Raymond Sanchez took on the trial lawyers and won. Yes, that Raymond Sanchez. At the time he was Speaker of the House. Supporting that effort was none other than Marty Chavez. Yes, that Marty Chavez. Chavez was then a state senator. The challenge was workers’ compensation. Workers’ comp insurance in New Mexico had […]
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A good start or too little, too late?
Pat Davis is the founder and publisher of nm.news. He is a recovering politician having served eight years as an Albuquerque City Councilor and, in another life, served as a police officer and nonprofit organizer. Pat Davis – Crime is down in major categories in Albuquerque for the first part of the year, and the […]
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A little help for small business
You probably have never heard of the New Mexico Small Business Regulatory Advisory Commission. That’s okay. Nobody else has heard of it either. In 20 years, this commission hasn’t done much – maybe nothing. The statute says its job is to identify regulations proposed by state agencies that might be harmful to small business and […]
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What would Churchill do?
Just over 120 years ago, Winston Churchill gave a speech in Manchester, railing against protectionist trade policy. He was only four years into his political career in 1904 but he summed up the topic of tariffs with what was, even then, Churchillian drollness: “To think you can make a man richer by putting on a […]
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The most interesting legislative session in years
It’s good to be back after the longest hiatus I have taken in more than six years of writing. It’s also good, after writing six end-of-legislature columns, to finally write one that isn’t a litany of what didn’t happen. Don’t get me wrong. Not enough happened, and I will get to that. But tremendous legislation […]
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Legislature Midpoint: One Step Forward…
Oh, New Mexico. It seems like we can only have one nice thing at a time, when it comes to the Legislature. Or maybe two. Good progress is being made with good government bills and healthcare reform. But then… There’s the economy. Three bills concern me greatly: a five-dollar minimum wage increase, which would make […]
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Remembering New Mexico First – RIP
By Diane Denish In Mid-January, New Mexico First, the non-profit public policy organization, closed its doors after 38 years. As a participant and observer of New Mexico First from the beginning I have a historical view. I served as board chair early on, was at the first board meeting and recently at the last board […]
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Remembering New Mexico First – RIP
By Diane Denish In Mid-January, New Mexico First, the non-profit public policy organization, closed its doors after 38 years. As a participant and observer of New Mexico First from the beginning I have a historical view. I served as board chair early on, was at the first board meeting and recently at the last board […]
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There’s No Mystery About Malpractice
This commentary was submitted by Merilee Dannemann We can’t take action on the medical malpractice issue, said Rep. Liz Thomson, because we don’t have data. You’ve got to be kidding, I muttered. Thomson made this comment to a standing-room-only audience at a pre-legislature town hall where she was one of eight legislators on stage. It […]