Today's intelligence from state and/or national reporting: a roundup of the bills that passed or died during the recently concluded session of the New Mexico Legislature. Plus: a searchable list of the 360 local projects that made it through the legislature and into the 2024 state budget sent to the governor
Today's intelligence from state and/or national reporting: for those who want "in the weeds" details about bills and issues under consideration by the New Mexico Legislature. Part 8 of this series lays out the ongoing debate among legislators about the kind of alcohol taxes needed to reduce consumption in a state with worst-in-the-nation rates of alcohol-related deaths.
Today's intelligence from state and/or national reporting: for those who want "in the weeds" details about bills and issues under consideration by the New Mexico Legislature. Part 7 of this series provides an update on whether the governor's stalled anti-crime and gun violence package can be salvaged before the legislative session ends next week.
This article is a little meditation beginning with my accumulation of plain stuff and leading to thoughts on ownership, economics, property rights, equality and inequality, and the revolutionary ideas that created this country.
Today's intelligence from state and/or national reporting: examples of cooperation among Western states stakeholders for exploring nonlethal approaches to managing predators like wolves
Today's intelligence from state and/or national reporting: examination of campaign finance reports filed by lobbyists for 2023 documents the "generosity" of big oil and gas companies to New Mexico lawmakers
Today's intelligence from state and/or national reporting: for those who want "in the weeds" details about bills and issues under consideration by the New Mexico Legislature. Part 5 of this series examines the progress of gun control legislation.
Today's intelligence from state and/or national reporting: for those who want "in the weeds" details about bills and issues under consideration by the New Mexico Legislature. Part 4 of this series deals with the pro's and con's of using Constitutional amendments as a legislative workaround.
In the State Engineer's Hearing on the transfer of water rights for use in operating Copper Flat Mine, lawyers representing local protestors filed their written arguments against the transfer.
Today's intelligence from state and/or national reporting: for those who want "in the weeds" details about oil and gas bills and issues under consideration by New Mexico Legislature (Part 2)
Today's intelligence from state and/or national reporting: Who gave campaign contributions to New Mexico lawmakers in the quarter proceeding this legislative session. Who knows?
Today's intelligence from state and/or national reporting: With the start of New Mexico's 2024 legislative session today, debate begins on the merits of the governor's and the Republican Senate's differing public safety agendas, as well as on the varying points of view among the Democratic majority about overall budget priorities and total expenditures.
