Return from Fantasy Island
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Over the last 30 years, bankers successfully lobbied for a government-supported, loosely regulated Fantasy Island. It turns out Fantasy Island isn’t fun for them or our economy. Continue Reading
Dishonoring our veterans
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Advertised as giving a leg up to returning vets from Iraq and Afghanistan, two bills we passed during the recent session will instead waste millions on subsidies and tax breaks to businesses that don’t need them. Continue Reading
An affront to your wallet and your civil rights
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Senate Bill 36 is a scheme to hijack funding for education, health care and public safety to finance public road improvements and infrastructure that benefits private developments. Continue Reading
Immigration reform is more than just driver’s licenses
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We can continue the political soap opera over driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants or comprehensively tackle immigration issues impacting our daily lives. I’m sponsoring legislation that attempts to do the latter. I invite others to help me improve it. Continue Reading
Undo Citizens United now
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We must not stand idly by while a misguided Supreme Court allows multi-national corporations to commandeer our wealth, our laws, and our individual free speech. Continue Reading
Time to focus on jobs
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Hang on to your hats, because as tough as it is to find a job in New Mexico now, it could get much worse. We need decisive action now. We need to act on multiple fronts. We need to focus. Nothing else is as urgent. Continue Reading
Smart regulation is key to a strong economy
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We’re so transfixed by this iconic battle between left and right that we seem to have forgotten what precipitated our current economic woes in the first place – a lack of commonsense regulation in the financial markets. Continue Reading
Budget is full of goodies – if you live out of state
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Through hard work, we somehow manage to do quite well for a whole range of moneyed out-of-state interests. In these challenging times, New Mexicans should demand that we do at least as well for you. Continue Reading
Legislature: Leave the Santa costumes at home
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New Mexico can deliver quality essential services for less money, but only if we remove the cherry on top of everyone’s piece of the pie. Continue Reading
Waste not, want not: Smart energy pricing is key
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Electric consumers save somewhere between 75 percent and 87 percent when we invest in efficiency rather than building new electric plants. Energy efficiency should be an equal partner with renewable development in our policies, but currently gets short shrift. Continue Reading
Let’s teach the right lessons in our schools
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If we truly want to help our kids, we must stop giving away high-school diplomas and provide the necessary tools for students to earn them. We should prepare children for a world where there are real consequences for success and failure. Continue Reading
Education: Getting back to basics can’t hurt
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Overcoming the culture of low-performing institutions is a daunting task. But our children deserve better than immersion in a culture of mediocrity. They deserve big returns on our education investment. Continue Reading
Coercion is not free speech
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Last week’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling removing restrictions on corporate and union political ads under the guise of free speech flies in the face of every democratic principal I hold dear. Continue Reading
Let’s not waste the budget crisis
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Successful businesses use tough times to reinvent themselves. That is exactly what New Mexico state government needs to do. It’s painful, but it sure beats the alternative. Continue Reading
End giveaways in New Mexico’s budget
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New Mexico should not sit idly by while selected private interests like SunCal break the state’s bank. Continue Reading