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Why Is New Mexico Exporting One Of Its Top Investments?

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date July 7, 2022
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Asking the question of why the brain drain exists is a critical step to plugging it.

Tags Albuquerque Public Schools (APS), Brain Drain, Corporate Welfare, Education, Free College, Higher Education, Investment, Legislative Lottery Scholarship, Michelle Lujan Grisham, New Mexico State University (NMSU), Opportunity Scholarship, Public Safety

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Complaint Filed Against Former APS Principal

Post author By Southwest Public Policy Institute
Post date June 2, 2022
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What can be done to ensure that actions like this do not occur again?

Tags Albuquerque Public Schools (APS), Elections, Ethics, Kurt Steinhaus, New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED), Political Campaigns, Politics, Scott Elder, Vickie C. Bannerman

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Uvalde Makes The Somber Case For School Choice

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date May 27, 2022
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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 changes in gun laws. Elsewhere, former President Barack Obama is using the crisis to stoke racial tension. They are […]

Tags Barack Obama, Families, George H. W. Bush, Gregg Abbott, Martin Heinrich, Safety, School Choice, Security, Stefani Lord, Students, Ted Cruz, Uvalde

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Texas Severs Ties with NSBA, All States Should Follow Suit

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date May 24, 2022
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Texas is the most recent state to leave the NSBA following the “domestic terrorism” controversy involving Biden’s Attorney General Merrick Garland. The Texas School Board Association (TSBA) announced on Monday that it was cutting ties with the National School Boards Association (NSBA). The NSBA sent a letter to President Biden in September 2021 requesting federal […]

Tags American Federation for Children (AFC), Corey DeAngelis, Department of Justice (DOJ), Domestic Terrorists, Education, Education Reform, Families, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National School Boards Association (NSBA), Parents, Patriot Act, School Choice, Texas School Board Association

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Looming Energy Crisis Exacerbated By Nuclear Energy Exit And Solar Supply Crunch

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date May 19, 2022
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Regulators blame the utility, and the utility blames the supply chain. Is anyone blaming the legislation?

Tags Blackouts, Department of Energy (DOE), Energy Crisis, Michelle Lujan Grisham, New Mexico Energy Transition Act (ETA), New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (PRC), Nuclear Energy, Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM), Renewable Energy, San Juan Generating Station