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The question of the month seems to be, should we have a paid legislature? This subject surfaces every now and then usually in conjunction with some event like the recent conversations about education employed legislators. My position is that we should remain an unpaid citizen legislature. There is no [...] 
Living here in the Four Corners have you ever thought about how much you depend on trucks bringing all the necessities of life verses what we produce here and use here? We depend on it a lot actually. One of the opportunities of Economic Development is to find items [...] 
In 2004 a majority of the state legislature decided to eliminate the taxes on food and medical expenses. Sounded like a good idea to many. To accomplish this move the state increased the tax on everything by 1/2 a percent while removing the taxes on food and medical. The [...] 
Back in 1996 there was a House Joint Resolution that would change the Public Utility Commission (appointed by the Governor) to the Public Regulation Commission (elected positions). It appeared to be a simple piece of legislation but had huge implications and as such, it was assigned to 4 house committees. Anything [...] 
The special session came to an abrupt end after 18 days. Redistricting was the main item on the agenda and the legislature failed to compromise on any plans. Only the Democratic Senate and House plans made it upstairs along with the Democrat’s plans to redistrict the Public Regulation Commission [...] 
Recently, I attended the regional Health and Human Services listening session on Health Insurance Exchanges. I came away with three major pieces of information that reflect the current status of the Exchange portion of the Health Care Act. First, the Federal Government desires that the states develop and own [...] 
The Council of State Governments-WEST (CSG-WEST) provides a nonpartisan platform for regional cooperation and collaboration among the legislatures of the 13 western states by creating opportunities for legislators and staff to share ideas and experiences with their colleagues. More than 50% of land in these 13 states is Federal, which [...] 
The education report with regard to New Mexico schools and No Child Left Behind causes me to believe that not only is our education system a failure but that all the accountability systems designed to improve schools are failures as well. Over the years we have modified our educational system [...] 
We often hear grumbling about the subsidies the state provides to the Oil & Gas Industry. There are a few tax credits which are designed to offset some dual taxation created in the many overlapping taxes the industry pays, and there are some credits associated with the payment of [...] |
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