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    Did School Closures Impact Education In New Mexico?

    New Mexico suffered from some of the most draconian pandemic-related school closures in the country: how did this impact educational outcomes? On Tuesday, Esteban Candelaria, a staff writer with the Albuquerque Journal, reported on delays in…

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  June 1, 2022

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    New Mexico Paid Sick Leave Takes Effect July 1

    Even employers with a single employee are obligated to implement a sick leave policy under the new law. Next month, on July 1, 2022, the New Mexico Paid Sick Leave Law will take effect. The Healthy…

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  June 1, 2022

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    Post-Pandemic, Utah’s Unemployment Rate Recovery Tops The Charts

    According to WalletHub’s latest report, post-pandemic, Utah’s unemployment rate has recovered more than any other state in the nation. Source: WalletHub In order to identify the states whose unemployment rates are bouncing back most, personal finance…

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  May 31, 2022

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    Uvalde Makes The Somber Case For School Choice

    The nation mourns the loss of so many innocent lives. How do we prevent future tragedy? The answer is school choice. In New Mexico, Senator Martin Heinrich is capitalizing on the Uvalde school shooting to demand…

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  May 27, 2022

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    PNM Requests Proposals, Acknowledges the Energy Crisis

    The Energy Transition Act is shaping up to create the worst energy crisis the southwest has ever seen. On May 17, the Southwest Public Policy Institute (SPPI) released data on a comprehensive energy survey. With over…

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  May 25, 2022

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    Albuquerque Public Schools Makes the Case for School Choice

    Are the worst educational outcomes on record causing declining enrollment? Albuquerque Public Schools Superintendent Scott Elder announced a need to trim 5% of its staff in the coming school year in response to an enrollment-driven deficit…

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  May 23, 2022

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    Latest School Closures Make The Case For School Choice

    Earlier this week, more than ten school districts around New Mexico, including Santa Fe Public Schools, have returned to remote learning. These closures follow trends in blue-state urban centers like Chicago where the Chicago Teachers Union…

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  January 14, 2022

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    CYFD’s “Transitory” Copout: The Latest Attempt To Deny, Defame, And Delay

    As the far-left solidifies its stranglehold on all branches of New Mexico’s state government, more than ever we need an aggressive media and informed constituency to demand accountability in a system proven to produce abuses without.…

    Originally published inThe Center Square

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  May 24, 2021

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