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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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Policy Brief
Latest Unemployment Rates of the American Southwest
The latest unemployment figures have been released by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. In April 2022, New Mexico tops the list as the state with the worst unemployment rate in the country at 5.3%.…
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Policy Brief
In New Mexico, 99% of Contributions from Teachers Unions Went to Democrats
The latest reports are in. The latest New Mexico campaign finance reports were filed on May 9th. According to the Secretary of State’s Campaign Finance System, during the 2022 campaign cycle, at least $126,475 of political…
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Policy Brief
Poll: 7 of 10 New Mexicans Prefer Affordable and Reliable Energy
Only 3 in 10 consider green energy a priority.
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Op-Ed
Antitrust Watchdogs Should Focus on Substance, Not Size
Save for the rare instances where high start-up costs or other extreme barriers to entry are present or the potential customer base is extremely limited, most economists agree: Monopolies are bad for consumers. This thinking, now…
Originally published inNewsmax
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Policy Brief
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…
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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
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Op-Ed
State Secrecy Goes Beyond Executive Team
In Daniel J. Chacón’s article he alleges that members of Governor Michelle Luan Grisham’s administration have private messaging apps on their government-issued cellphones. I’ll call your bet and raise you: It’s not just the staff of the executive…
Originally published inSanta Fe New Mexican
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Op-Ed
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