New Mexico has made some significant and historic investments in early childhood – and there is exciting new evidence that those investments are making a huge difference for improved child well-being. In fact, our state’s Childcare Assistance program is very likely one of the factors for why child poverty is so vastly...Let’s use childcare assistance to lift the workers out of poverty too
New Mexico has made some significant and historic investments in early childhood – and there is exciting new evidence that those investments are making a huge difference for improved child well-being. In fact, our state’s Childcare Assistance program is very likely one of the factors for why child poverty is so vastly...Prosecuting crime, addressing fentanyl is long overdue
As your elected representative, I am deeply concerned about the state of crime in Northwest New Mexico. Over the years, we’ve seen crime rates rise, but when we look at the number of criminal cases being prosecuted, something doesn’t add up, especially in McKinley County. In 2017, there were 6,397 criminal cases filed by the McKinley County District Attorney’s office. Fast forward to 2024, and that number has dropped to just 4,388 cases — nearly a third less. Yet, anyone who lives in McKinley County knows that crime is still on the rise.Here’s where the problem lies: of the cases filed in 2024, only 1,697 are criminal cases, excluding traffic citations. This means fewer...
Trump shows demography isn’t destiny
By Rich Lowry
It turns out that everyone underestimated how a proposal for mass deportations could bring Americans together. Donald Trump assembled the biggest, most diverse GOP coalition in decades while running further to the right on immigration, crime and culture than perhaps any major-party presidential candidate in U.S. history.
Trump inveighed against unchecked illegal immigration in harsh and lurid terms — and picked up Hispanic voters. Trump pledged to reverse “a brutal plague of bloodshed, crime, chaos, misery and death in our land” — and won more young voters.
Trump famously dethroned the Republican establishment in 2016, and now has crushed its theory of how to...
It turns out that everyone underestimated how a proposal for mass deportations could bring Americans together. Donald Trump assembled the biggest, most diverse GOP coalition in decades while running further to the right on immigration, crime and culture than perhaps any major-party presidential candidate in U.S. history.
Trump inveighed against unchecked illegal immigration in harsh and lurid terms — and picked up Hispanic voters. Trump pledged to reverse “a brutal plague of bloodshed, crime, chaos, misery and death in our land” — and won more young voters.
Trump famously dethroned the Republican establishment in 2016, and now has crushed its theory of how to...
Letter to the Editor: We stand with New Mexicans
Dear Editor,
In the face of uncertainty after the recent election, we want you, our partners and our community, to know: we stand with you. Together we have made monumental progress in our state – expanding healthcare access, protecting affordable housing, ensuring our community has food to eat, and defending our children’s right to a quality education. We will protect these gains, whether in the courtroom, at the legislature, or within our local institutions, and we will continue to work with you to build the future we know is possible.
Our strength as New Mexicans comes from embracing our diversity, and our shared fundamental belief that everyone deserves a dignified life. New...
In the face of uncertainty after the recent election, we want you, our partners and our community, to know: we stand with you. Together we have made monumental progress in our state – expanding healthcare access, protecting affordable housing, ensuring our community has food to eat, and defending our children’s right to a quality education. We will protect these gains, whether in the courtroom, at the legislature, or within our local institutions, and we will continue to work with you to build the future we know is possible.
Our strength as New Mexicans comes from embracing our diversity, and our shared fundamental belief that everyone deserves a dignified life. New...
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