Government Spending
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Policy Brief
Albuquerque Public Schools Spends $27,268 Per Student Annually
In May, the Albuquerque Journal’s Esteban Candelaria reported on the proposed budget of Albuquerque Public Schools. The APS Board of Education was taken aback by the funding request: $1.936 billion for fiscal year 2023. At almost…
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Policy Brief
New Mexico: Boeing Awarded Thousands In Corporate Welfare
On June 3, 2022, Bruce Krasnow with the New Mexico Economic Development Department announced the award of over one million dollars in job training funds. New Mexico’s Job Training Incentive Program (JTIP) was originally launched in…
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Policy Brief
With Biden Absent, Some Southwest States Combat Inflation
Erin Norman, senior messaging strategist at State Policy Network, recently published critical commentary of President Joe Biden’s inflation-fighting plan. Introduced last week, Biden highlights his plan in the Wall Street Journal. Composed of over 1,100 words,…
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Policy Brief
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…
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Policy Brief
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…
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Op-Ed
Sir Richard Branson Should Pay His Own Way Into Space
Why are New Mexico’s politicians lining the pockets of these already wealthy and successful entrepreneurs through taxpayer-funded, industry-specific subsidies?
Originally published inThe Federalist