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Secretary of state’s power grab on nonprofit privacy
COMMENTARY: We all know how a bill becomes a law, right? A lawmaker writes a bill, the legislature passes it, and then the governor signs it. Courtesy photoBradley Smith At least, that’s what New...
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Why the Rio Grande Foundation is suing Santa Fe
COMMENTARY: Should a small nonprofit organization have to give up the privacy of its donors in order to speak freely? That’s what the City of Santa Fe believes. Courtesy photoPaul Gessing Last year,...
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NM isn’t getting Amazon, but we can become more attractive for new businesses
COMMENTARY: The global ecommerce giant’s search for a second headquarters has the economic development profession in a tizzy. The fact that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos was born in Albuquerque has further...
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Film subsidy expansion would drain state’s coffers
COMMENTARY: Strong growth in the oil patch has given New Mexico’s legislators a little “new money” to spend. There is no shortage of ways that our Legislature has cooked up in order to spend it, but...
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Institutional racism or something more complicated?
COMMENTARY: There has been a lot of talk recently in New Mexico political circles about the extremely touchy issue of “racism” or “institutional racism.” As a Catholic I remain outraged by Allen...
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NM needs to use oil and gas bonanza wisely
COMMENTARY: New Mexico policymakers and citizens received some good economic news recently. Thanks to the much-maligned process known as fracking, oil production in the Permian Basin in Southeast New...
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Moody’s downgrade is a warning for NM
Heath Haussamen / NMPolitics.netA statue outside the Roundhouse in Santa Fe. COMMENTARY: Despite a $600 million surplus and an unemployment rate that has dropped to an almost-respectable 5.1 percent,...
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The City of Las Cruces is at it again
Heath Haussamen / NMPolitics.netLas Cruces City Hall COMMENTARY: Las Cruces voters are currently casting mail-in ballots to decide the fate of a proposed property-tax hike aimed at generating millions...
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Following ‘blue tsunami,’ what’s next for NM’s free-market movement?
Heath Haussamen / NMPolitics.netThe Roundhouse in Santa Fe. COMMENTARY: The Rio Grande Foundation is a nonpartisan organization, but like so many other New Mexicans we followed the recent election...
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New Mexico’s foolhardy budget
COMMENTARY: As the 2019 Legislature kicks off and budgets are issued by Governor Lujan-Grisham and the Legislature, New Mexicans should be worried about the future of their state. The $1.1 billion...
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