If there isn’t a God, then Saturday was full of coincidences that boiled down to one succinct message: Life should be lived striving hard to make a difference for others’ betterment.
Early session partisan fireworks over House leadership sizzled to one of the least productive legislative sessions in memory. “ Those fireworks led Rep.
Have you noticed UNM classrooms and public spaces are slightly dirtier than usual? I have. It hit me while sneaking behind some cabinets to catch a phone call in the library.
One of New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez’s first acts in office was to issue an executive order requiring the New Mexico Department of Public Safety to check immigration status during the discharge of its duties. Oh, how the political pendulum swings! Eight years ago, newly elected Gov.
I recently had the privilege of celebrating the Frontier Restaurant’s 40th anniversary with owners Larry and Dorothy Rainosek, local celebrities, former and current UNM presidents, Rainosek family and friends from Texas and throughout the country, Frontier employees and Frontier regulars, like me.
Just a couple of months ago, I was riding my motorcycle on Stanford Drive heading south one block from UNM when an oncoming car veered into my side of the street.
New Mexico’s state-run universities’ and colleges’ primary task is educating New Mexicans. Unfortunately, many graduating New Mexico high school seniors have traditionally forgone pursuing higher education because they lack financial resources.
On the first day of the legislative session, Gov. Susana Martinez told a packed House chamber that she will work to reinstate the death penalty.
Ever since New Mexico Speaker of the House Ben Luján, (D-Nambe) won his primary by a fewer-than-100-vote squeaker last June, there has been much talk about the possibility of losing his leadership position. Shortly after the November general election, a challenger emerged in the form of Joseph Cervantes (D-Las Cruces). With a House divided 37-33 (last session, the split was 45-25), Cervantes needed a coalition made up of the 33 Republicans plus three Democrats, himself included, to win the speaker’s seat. A similar coup d’etat took place 10 years ago in the Senate when Richard Romero (D-Albuquerque) with the help of a coalition of all the Republicans in the chamber plus two Democrats, removed Manny Aragon (D-South Valley) from the President Pro Tempore position. This coalition, however, had different dynamics.
One of the great things about living in New Mexico is that our elected officials are so accessible. This means anyone can influence policy by knowing who the players are and understanding the process.
Solutions by The State News
