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OPINION: Streamline the State’s $10 Billion budget to Help Fund PFMLA
"Don’t judge a person until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes." This timeless saying is relevant to several points I wish to discuss.
OPINION: The Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (PFMLA) is a Bad Idea!
When it comes to HB-11, much has been discussed about the additional financial burden it places on both employees and businesses.
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OPINION: The Veil of "Rules" and the Disenfranchisement of New Mexico's Elected Leaders
By Ramona Goolsby | Feb 19, 2025
In the halls of the New Mexico State Legislature, a scene unfolded this Wednesday that starkly illustrated the widening gulf between the citizens and those selected to represent them.
OPINION: NM Lawmakers Put Girls' Sports at Risk, Reject Common-Sense Fairness Bill
By Sarah Smith | Feb 17, 2025
Women had to fight for decades in order to achieve equal access to sports.
OPINION: Democrats' "Crime Package" Won't Solve New Mexico's Violence Epidemic
By Nicole Chavez | Feb 17, 2025
When I first became an advocate for victims of violent crime, it wasn’t out of a sense of civic duty—it was because a violent criminal took my son from me.
Arts & Culture: Wisdom of Water - Yoshiko Shimano
By Brian C. Nixon | Feb 13, 2025
I went to the Albuquerque Museum of Art to see the newly acquired Richard Diebenkorn painting, Untitled (Albuquerque), 1952. But my eye caught another newly obtained work, Yoshiko Shimano’s Wisdom of Water (2016).
OPINION: Protecting Children from Irreversible Damage
By Jodi Hendricks | Feb 12, 2025
On January 28, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order aimed at halting the chemical and surgical mutilation of children under the false pretense of "gender-affirming care."
OPINION: What is Good Public Policy
By Jim Townsend | Feb 12, 2025
Good public policy occurs when you deploy law through legislation to the people to govern themselves and their families as they so desire; providing a safe community, fair laws.
OPINION: "Realize Las Cruces" Plan Threatens Single-Family Home Neighborhoods
By Sarah Smith | Feb 12, 2025
On February 18, Las Cruces City Council will likely be voting on whether to adopt “Realize Las Cruces,” which includes sweeping changes to the zoning code that will affect all neighborhoods.
OPINION: The New Progressive Playbook: Making Their Own Constituents the Boogeyman
By Crystal Brantley | Feb 8, 2025
Progressives in New Mexico have always been off the mark when it comes to solving our crime crisis in New Mexico.
OPINION: The Right to Choose: Expanding School Choice in New Mexico
By Bob Ippel | Feb 7, 2025
Recently I turned 65 and joined the ranks of those on Medicare.
Arts & Culture: Caesura - Raven Chacon and Guillermo Galindo
By Brian C. Nixon | Feb 7, 2025
Looking at the artwork for Score on Rain Panchos by Raven Chacon and Guillermo Galindo, one sees three raincoats hanging on the wall. The left and right raincoats are white; the middle raincoat is yellow.
OPINION: Women are Under Attack in New Mexico
By Nickie McCarty | Feb 6, 2025
Yesterday was National Girls and Women in Sports Day. Yet in New Mexico, fair competition and equality in women’s sports are under threat.
OPINION: Historic Opportunity: Investing in New Mexico’s Future Through Capital Improvements
By Pete Dinelli | Feb 4, 2025
The 2025 New Mexico legislative session began on January 21 and ends on March 22, 2025. It is projected that legislators will have $892.3 million in “new money” available in 2025.
OPINION: Continuing Progress: Legislative Support for Las Cruces’ Strategic Goals
By Ken Miyagishima | Feb 4, 2025
As we welcome the new year, I would like to extend a heartfelt greeting to the 70 state representatives and 42 state senators joining the 57th Legislature of the State of New Mexico.
OPINION: This Legislative Session, don't forget about the Opioid Crisis
By Sam LeDoux | Feb 4, 2025
The latest overdose numbers this year in Rio Arriba and Santa Fe Counties are a harsh reminder that the opioid crisis in the Española Valley is far from over.
OPINION: Dying of Thirst in an Energy Desert
By Larry Scott | Feb 1, 2025
There is an old saying in New Mexico that ‘Water is Life’ and it is true that without this precious substance, existence in the desert southwest would not be possible.
OPINION: Regaining Freedom of Speech: A Step Forward, but New Mexico Must Do More
By Jodi Hendricks | Feb 1, 2025
In a recent appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed a long-held suspicion: the U.S. government has been pressuring tech companies like Meta to censor content on social media.
Arts & Culture: Award-Winning New Mexico Photographer Jory Vander Galien
By Brian C. Nixon | Feb 1, 2025
In a day and age where A.I. computer manipulation and Photoshop rule the world of photography, it’s refreshing to find a naturalist, in the technological and thematic sense of the word.
OPINION: The New Mexico Legislature is at a Crossroads on Crime
By Josh Groseclose | Jan 31, 2025
"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results."
