At the last Bernalillo County Commission Meeting, June 27th, one of my fellow commissioners introduced an Administrative Resolution establishing the process by which the county will design an elections ordinance to provide voluntary public financing for qualifying county candidates which was approved by four commissioners. Walt Benson is a Bernalillo County Commissioner representing District 4. […]
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Commentary: Heinrich’s permit reform push is good for New Mexico innovation, industry
Running a gubernatorial campaign requires coalition-building between state and federal government and the private sector. Commentary Jon Lipshutz is a politcal consultant who most recently served as the campaign manager for Sam Bregman’s campaign for governor. It requires an understanding of where your state currently ranks economically, and a plan to take your state where […]
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Diane Denish: The new demographic reality in New Mexico
Corner to Corner by Columnist Diane D. Denish — New Mexico has just landed on another list. According to a recent report by Stateline, highlighted by the online publication The Candle, New Mexico is now one of 17 states where there are more people over age 65 than children under 18. I checked the source […]
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Worst 250th Birthday Party Ever!
Columnist Sasha Abramsky in The Paper. — When I was sixteen, I traveled with a friend from England to the East Coast of the United States. Relying on the hospitality of relatives and family friends, we dotted up and down the coasts, and a few places in between, in two months exploring this vast Country. We […]
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America’s next energy revolution is being built in New Mexico
Commentary by Andrew Holland — Commercial fusion energy is no longer a line on the horizon, with a timeline that stretches to the theoretical. It is now an emerging, multi-billion-dollar global industry transitioning from laboratory experiments to commercial reality – at a pace that will bring this clean, safe, sustainable energy to market soon. Fusion, […]
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Defending our public lands, from Teddy Roosevelt to Martin Heinrich
Commentary by New Mexico State Senator Carrie Hamblen — More than a century ago, Theodore Roosevelt pioneered the American conservation movement. Using the Antiquities Act of 1906, he declared vast tracts of land as national monuments, notably the El Chaco, Morro, and Gila Cliffs National Monuments in New Mexico (subsequent presidents would later add Bandelier, […]
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Puzzled by those who try to undo universal childcare
There is so much good news about Universal Free Child Care in New Mexico that I’m puzzled by the handful of people who seem determined to focus on why we can’t do it—whether through lawsuits or social media criticism. Corner to Corner Diane Denish is a former lieutenant governor of New Mexico. She is a […]
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Opinion: Heinrich’s bi-partisan efforts to remove red tape deserve support
It is encouraging to read that Senator Martin Heinrich is taking the lead in negotiations with the Trump administration to fix what seems to be a very broken system allowing well-intentioned energy, broadband, water and other infrastructure projects to be delayed for years after they are funded. Skye Devore Skye Devore is the owner of […]
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Haaland needs a broader message now
By Merilee Dannemann, Columnist – “The next governor must be laser focused on lifting New Mexico out of multigenerational poverty—the driver of all of our societal problems.” I am borrowing that line from a social media comment about the governor’s race. Triple Spaced Again Merilee Dannemann is a longtime New Mexico journalist. She has written […]
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Opinion: Protecting our right to read, a call to support librarians
Submitted by Rep. Kathleen Cates Imagine walking into a library filled with thousands of books and never finding one with a character who looks like you. Out of all the books in a public library, not one featured a character who shared your lived experience. Banning books is harmful because everyone should be able to […]
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