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daily newspaper in Albuquerque, New Mexico

PNM Closed San Juan Generating Station and Suffered Power Outages Within a Week

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date October 2, 2022
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San Juan Generating Station near Waterflow, New Mexico, on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

The energy crisis is here and Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s hyper-political Energy Transition Act is entirely to blame.

Tags City of Farmington, Economics, Enchant Energy, Michelle Lujan Grisham, New Mexico Energy Transition Act (ETA), Nuclear Energy, Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM), Rolling Blackouts, San Juan County, San Juan Generating Station

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D. Dowd Muska Joins Southwest Public Policy Institute as Senior Fellow

Post author By Southwest Public Policy Institute
Post date September 27, 2022
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The Southwest Public Policy Institute is pleased to announce today that Dowd Muska has joined as a senior fellow.

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The State Of Education In New Mexico: NOT On A Good Path

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date September 2, 2022
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Contrary to New Mexico Public Education Department Secretary Dr. Kurt Steinhaus, education is not in “a good place”.

Tags Albuquerque Public Schools (APS), Education, Education Freedom, Education Reform, Education Savings Accounts, Families, Kurt Steinhaus, Lost Learning, Michelle Lujan Grisham, New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED), School Choice, School Closures, Student Achievement, Students

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Supply Chain Disruptions Continue To Interrupt Business Operations

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date August 28, 2022
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Increasing domestic manufacturing capabilities through licensing freedom and red tape reduction can be an investment in future economic security.

Tags Economics, Manufacturing, Paper Shortage, Production, Red Tape, Supply Chain

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New Mexico’s Budget Surplus Should Fund School Choice Or Tax Cuts

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date August 17, 2022
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Lawmakers have access to $2.5 billion in “new” money: will they choose education freedom or tax reduction?

Tags Albuquerque Journal, Budget, Economics, Education Freedom, New Mexico Oil and Gas Association (NMOGA), Personal Income Tax, School Choice, Taxes

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Albuquerque Public Schools Spends $27,268 Per Student Annually

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date June 20, 2022
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Adolphe Pierre-Louis, Albuquerque Journal

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 $2 billion, this budget represents a 16.73% increase from the 2022 allocation. Simultaneously, APS has seen a marked enrollment […]

Tags Albuquerque Academy, Albuquerque Public Schools (APS), Education, Families, School Choice, Students

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Did School Closures Impact Education In New Mexico?

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date June 1, 2022
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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 academic assessment reporting from the New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED). While data from SAT testing will be made […]

Tags Albuquerque Journal, Albuquerque Public Schools (APS), COVID-19, Education, Families, Michelle Lujan Grisham, National Bureau of Economic Research, New York Times, Scott Elder, Students

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Event: Transparency In Practice

Post author By Shannon Kunkel
Post date May 25, 2022
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New Mexico Foundation for Open Government Continuing Legal Education Seminar: “Transparency in Practice” to be held June 8 in Albuquerque. The New Mexico Foundation for Open Government (FOG) will host “Transparency in Practice,” a continuing legal education training seminar on Wednesday, June 8 at the Albuquerque Journal auditorium. The FOG continuing legal education course has […]