Opinion

Cal Thomas: Fraudsters run amok as little has been done to solve it

According to Vance, taxpayers across the country were defrauded of billions of dollars by unscrupulous scammers.

Robert Busch: How a small agency powers transmission across New Mexico

A look at the New Mexico Renewable Energy Transmission Authority.

Missi Currier: Voting shapes New Mexico’s future as participation is “alarming”

Primary elections are now underway across New Mexico, and this year’s races will help determine decisions about our economy, education system, healthcare, infrastructure, public safety, energy policy, and job creation for years to come. Those choices impact every New Mexican, regardless of political party or where they live.

Javier Sanchez: Thoughts on honor and sticking to your roots

What happens when we stop trusting in people?

Victor Davis Hanson: America: The real crouching tiger, hidden dragon

China has roughly four times the population of the US, but produces only about 60 percent of our total GDP.

Patrick Brenner: New Mexico can’t afford permitting paralysis to restore housing market

Today, New Mexico is short more than 90,000 homes, and nearly half of renters struggle to afford their monthly payments, and homelessness is rising as prices continue to climb.

Jose Garcia: The pudding of the governor’s race in New Mexico

In New Mexico the governor’s race tells us volumes about the sorry state of the pudding of state politics.

Rep. Rebecca Dow: New Mexico must protect freshwater as surface water is committed to irrigation season

This is the new water reality of the Southwest. We are not running out of water entirely, but we are running out of easy water.

Victor Davish Hanson: The Democratic Party is dead, long live the Jacobins!

Unemployment insurance, a 40-hour work week, disability insurance, and Social Security were their trademarks -- often rapidly achieved by growing government bureaucracies and continually raising taxes. Still, many Democrats were socially conservative.

Harry Montoya: Heinrich, Lujan should reconsider federal tax credit to keep school choice alive

Heinrich and Lujan are attempting to kill the best opportunity for New Mexico children to see an improvement in educational outcomes and opportunities currently available.

Sherry Robinson: Election changes favor the Sensible Center after years of frustration

Sherry RobinsonAll She Wrote Eight years ago, I complained in a column that the primaries “blessed progressives and conservatives and left moderates in the dust.” Another...

State Sen. Larry Scott: Amy Barela and GOP controversy should end

Ladies and gentlemen early voting starts is ongoing. Lawsuits and controversy make the Republican party look like it is inept and in complete disarray.

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