Opinion

The first thing they might do is perhaps the easiest– simply refuse to address New Mexico’s current issues.

Across industries and political parties, there is broad agreement that the permitting system is too slow, unpredictable, and complex.

A Zia Pueblo farmer I know is debating how much corn to plant this year. “There’s no snow in the mountains,” he says. Irrigation will be tight, and he’s reluctant to draw from a pond he might need for emergencies.

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and Speaker Javier Martinez both acknowledged the importance of southeast New Mexico by summarily dismissing Speaker Burrows’ idea.

Texas has always wanted more of New Mexico.

Drive through Ruidoso or into the Sacramento Mountains today, and you’ll see the problem: forests choked with dead timber, dense overgrowth, large burn scars, and millions of acres that have become nothing more than tinderboxes. This didn’t happen by accident.

Will Amy Barela do the right thing and admit that she is no longer Republican Party State Chair based on violation of the party’s Uniform State Rules (USR)?

No single issue has driven more physicians out of New Mexico — or discouraged more from coming — than our medical malpractice environment.

What happens when the owner of a public utility also becomes its dominant customer?

How many more terrorist attacks must we endure before more is done to lessen the threat?

Last week, I was walking my dogs near Kit Carson Park which runs parallel to Albuquerque’s Tingley Beach.

It was a big bipartisan win for New Mexicans when the legislature and governor enacted Senate Bill 1 to bring New Mexico into the interstate licensure compact for doctors.