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By Dale Janway | Dec 13, 2023
As New Mexico’s legislators prepare for the 2024 session, any number of data points continue to show just how significant an impact the oil and gas industry has in the state.
By Anne Doherty | Dec 8, 2023
There’s no doubt that we are living in tumultuous times. Yes, we have war in Ukraine and now, war again in the Middle East. We have a crisis at our own border. A million have reportedly died from Covid, while Fentanyl is killing abut 75,000 per year.
By Tom Vaillancourt | Dec 5, 2023
This is the time of year when all of the newspaper columnists, TV news anchors, talking heads on TV and radio, etc., wish all of us Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, etc.
By Adeo Rose Bennett Herrick | Nov 30, 2023
I am a pro-union, life-long New Mexican Democrat. I have lived in the University Heights, South San Pedro, and like many District 6 neighbors, including my little brother, the Cinnamon Tree Apartments. I am a transgender LGBTQ activist. I am writing this with a signed and sealed ballot for my friend Jeff Hoehn in the absentee voting box. If you live between I-25, Gibson, Lomas, and Eubank, or in the Mesa Del Sol development, I urge you to vote in the 12/12 Runoff. Voter apathy is not the answer. Voter apathy is the status quo.
By Jean Bernstein | Nov 21, 2023
I have been asked by a number of people to share my observations about the 2023 Council race. I’ve always made a point of staying out of partisan politics but in recent years I have become very worried about the future of our Albuquerque.
By Ramona Goolsby | Nov 17, 2023
I have been attending the Bernalillo County Commission meeting for well over a year now and things seem to be moving in the wrong direction. The Bernalillo County Commission and the City of Albuquerque are precariously sitting on a financial slope that the people may have a hard time recovering from.
By Sarah Smith | Nov 8, 2023
On October 12, Las Cruces Public Schools (LCPS) held a formal hearing about the book Jack of Hearts and Other Parts.
By Mick Rich | Oct 17, 2023
Is the NMGOP inconsequential? The latest Albuquerque Journal and Foxnews.com headlines would lead you to believe the answer is yes. Foxnews.com headline, “How this western battleground state shifted from purple to solid blue.” Albuquerque Journal headline, “Republicans vow to appeal judge’s ruling upholding New Mexico’s congressional redistricting.”
By Mick Rich | Oct 5, 2023
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan-Grisham (MLG) replaced our Second Amendment rights with her emergency regulations, penalizing the public possession of a firearm in Bernalillo County. MLG wanted us to believe that we are safer with her regulations, not our right to bear arms. But are we?
By Jim Ellis | Sep 22, 2023
Southern New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District is a toss-up seat, the type of which will largely determine the complexion of the House after the 2024 elections.
By Mick Rich | Sep 22, 2023
New Mexicans woke up to “Governor announces statewide enforcement plan for violence, fentanyl reduction – Plan includes 30-day suspension of concealed, open carry in Albuquerque and Bernalillo County.”
By Kenneth Costello | Sep 22, 2023
Most advocates of electrification – and there are many in New Mexico – fail to consider the downsides of electrification. With deepening concerns over climate change, politicians, policymakers, electric utilities, and environmentalists are pushing the idea of electrification: The replacement of fossil fuels with electricity for direct end uses like transportation and water and space heating.
By Tom Vaillancourt | Sep 14, 2023
Mark Twain's Wisdom Rings True: Why Active Citizenship Matters Now More Than Ever
By Pete Dinelli | Sep 1, 2023
The Albuquerque Police Department released its Annual Use of Force Report for the year 2022.
By Mick Rich | Aug 31, 2023
$0.6 Billion is the cost of overcoming NM Education, Crime, and Infrastructure Crisis for just one company.
By Kenneth W. Costello | Aug 22, 2023
Climate change presents a daunting challenge for economists, political scientists, and policymakers.
By Charles Sullivan | Aug 22, 2023
The FBI has not yet completed its uniform crime reporting statistics for 2021 but has done so for 2020.
By Sarah Valente | Aug 4, 2023
We the people are in charge of the government, but we do not directly make or enforce the laws.
By Pete Dinelli | Jul 28, 2023
The regular 2023 municipal election to elect City Councilors for City Council Districts 2, 4, 6, and 8 will be held on November 7, 2023 along with $200 Million in bonds to be approved by city voters.
