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OPINION: The Artificial Intelligence Act
Opinion

The 1969 song “In the Year 2525” foretells of a dystopian future, in which “your arms are hanging limp by your sides, your legs got nothing to do, some machine’s doing that for you.”


The Doctor Shortage in New Mexico: An Urgent Crisis Demanding Immediate Action
Opinion

New Mexico is facing a healthcare emergency that demands immediate action. We have a severe shortage of medical doctors.


Every Mother Matters: New Mexico Can Lead with Compassion and Support for Women
Opinion

Too often in New Mexico, women facing unexpected pregnancies feel trapped—pushed toward abortion not because it’s their first choice, but because they believe it’s their only option.


OPINION: New Mexico Schools Need to Make it Easier for Parents to Get Involved
Opinion

New Mexico is ranked 50th in the Nation for education. Academic proficiencies for New Mexico schools are shocking.


"A Nation at the Crossroads: Traditional Values vs. Government Control"
Opinion

“These are the best of times and the worst of times.” This famous quote from Charles Dickens has been slightly altered here—from “It was” to “These”—because these are the times we are living in.


OPINION: Silencing Parents: The Corrupt Push for SB 552
Opinion

The New Mexico Senate Education Committee just made one thing clear: Parents don’t matter. During the recent hearing on SB 552, the Protection of School Library Materials Act, many concerned citizens tried to voice their opposition.


OPINION: Why Is New Mexico Last in Education? Enough Is Enough.
Opinion

Year after year, New Mexico finds itself at the bottom of national education rankings—dead last.


OPINION: “Pink” Does Not Stand for Women in New Mexico
Opinion

New Mexico’s congressional women leaders proudly wore pink during President Trump’s Joint Address to Congress on Tuesday, in what they called a symbol of “power and protest.”


OPINION: New Mexico’s Ongoing Push to Socialism
Opinion

We have serious problems in this state and New Mexicans need to realize that we all have a part to play in finding solutions.


Protecting Our Children, Supporting Families: The Importance of the Detransitioners Protection Act
Opinion

Every child is precious. Every parent deserves a voice. Families should be empowered to make informed decisions about their children's well-being. Senate Bill 500, the Detransitioner Protection Act, embodies these principles.


OPINION: How Parents Can Protect Their Children from Explicit Content in New Mexico Public Schools
Opinion

Most parents intuitively know that exposing their children to age-inappropriate explicit content can be harmful. Researchers have also investigated this and have found connections between children being exposed to sexually explicit materials and potential harms.


OPINION: What Happened to the Anti-Infanticide Bill?
Opinion

Whether you consider yourself pro-choice or pro-life, we can all agree that if a child is born alive, she deserves medical care, regardless of how she was born. There is no controversy.


OPINION: Concerned Women for America of New Mexico Advocates for Female Athletes
Opinion

The fight to protect women’s sports in New Mexico has reached a critical juncture. Concerned Women for America (CWA) of New Mexico strongly supports President Trump’s executive order affirming that women’s sports should be reserved for biological females.



OPINION: Streamline the State’s $10 Billion budget to Help Fund PFMLA
Opinion

"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!
Opinion

When it comes to HB-11, much has been discussed about the additional financial burden it places on both employees and businesses.


OPINION: The Veil of "Rules" and the Disenfranchisement of New Mexico's Elected Leaders
Opinion

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
Opinion

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
Opinion

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.


OPINION: Protecting Children from Irreversible Damage
Opinion

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."