Opinion

A Pocket Full of Money For This Year’s Session

SANTA ROSA — The New Mexico Legislature convened Jan. 17 for its 2023 session, with a record-setting projected $3 billion-plus surplus — enough to...

Decade In, LFC Medicaid Report Highlights Program Failures

In December the Legislative Finance Committee (LFC) published a report on New Mexico’s Medicaid program. Whether by design or accident, the report happened to...

New Mexico Should Join Other States in Paying Legislators

In November, my daughter was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives. I was there to celebrate with her. The next morning, we wondered...

What Caused the Left’s Political Hysteria? Trump?

The Left has gone mad over former President Donald J. Trump - past, present, and future. The current Democratic Party and NeverTrump “conservatives” assumed that...

Guest Viewpoint: Expectations Should be Higher for New Attorney General

LAS VEGAS — At the beginning of January, Raul Torrez took over the Attorney General’s Office from Hector Balderas, who served one term before...

Predatory Lending Finally Ending in New Mexico Thanks to New Law

SANTA FE — On Jan. 1, we marked the end of four decades of predatory lending in New Mexico, thanks to a new law...

Drug Scourge Fueled by Cartels, Poverty, Addiction

Once again, Rio Arriba County finds itself among the deadliest places in the state for drug users. A total of 50 people died from...

Governor Must Heed Mayor’s Call on Crime Surge

The bugle cry from Española to Santa Fe and the governor’s office was simple: “We need help.” Mayor John Ramon Vigil has asked Governor Michelle...

Women Outnumber Men in NM House for the First Time

When the legislative session opens on Jan. 17, women will hold a majority of seats in the state House for the first time. Bertha Paxton...

Letters: ‘Republicans Destroy Faith in Elections’

‘Republicans Destroy Faith in Elections’  Dear, Editor: I too, would like to respond to the opinion piece by Victor Davis Hanson “if you really wanted to destroy...

A Variety of Opinions

Well, look what we have here. In one edition we have the current Mayor John Ramon Vigil writing and former Mayor Javier Sanchez, a new...

Freedom is Liberating – And It Takes Many Forms

Freedom is possibilities. Freedom is hope and beauty and the daunting start to a new beginning. Freedom epitomizes the ultimate expression known to mankind. It allows us...

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