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Humility is the Best Policy

I’m writing this column between strolls through the Roundhouse on Monday afternoon. You see splatters of green everywhere. The Irish are everywhere on St....

Doctors: ‘We Are Exhausted and Demoralized’

Five progressives killed the medical malpractice bill. You might say the trial lawyers got their money’s worth. You might say it’s late in the session...

How Many Doctors Do We Have to Lose Before Lawmakers Act?

Dr. Lawrence Andrade and his wife, Dr. Aedra Andrade, are leaving Gallup. He’s a private practice family medicine doctor and owner of Family Medicine...

Doctor Shortage in NM: An Urgent Crisis

New Mexico is facing a healthcare emergency that demands immediate action. We have a severe shortage of medical doctors. In 2024, New Mexico became...

New Mexico’s Failure to Join Interstate Compacts Reduces Access to Health Care

Nearly every New Mexican has experienced the harmful effects of our state’s worsening health care worker shortage, from struggling to find a doctor to...

Balancing Progress and Prosperity: Thank You for Tabling Senate Bill 4

The people of the Navajo Nation and the greater Four Corners region have felt the weight of energy policy decisions made without fully considering...

Prepare for the Worst, Hope for the Best

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham told business leaders last week state lawmakers will need to return to Santa Fe this fall for a special session...

Paid Family Leave Backers Ignore Employers

The family leave bill is another great idea New Mexico can’t afford. Progressive Democrats passed House Bill 11 through two committees and the House, changing...

Some Mythologies About Elon Musk

Here are some of the untruths told about Elon Musk and DOGE: “Musk has no right to cut USAID.” Elon Musk and his team are not...

Patients Sound Off About Malpractice Costs

This is how bad New Mexico’s medical malpractice problem is. Reader Carl Hester, of Hobbs, writes that when he went to a doctor in Lubbock,...

Moving Fast and Breaking Things

I’ve witnessed extreme cases of hubris in my years as a political reporter and editor. There’s the governor of Connecticut who thought he was untouchable,...

Rube and N.M. Residents Should be Confused by This Bad Bill

By Bill Church The dynamics of a legislative body — especially one trying to find its identity — are similar to the junior year of...

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