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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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    Texas Severs Ties with NSBA, All States Should Follow Suit

    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…

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  May 24, 2022

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    The Drafting of America’s First Constitutions

    From our friends at the Federalist Society. The extraordinary decade from 1776 to 1787 marked the most substantial period of constitution writing in the history of the world. For the first time, men were able to…

    The Federalist Society  |  May 23, 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 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%.…

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  May 20, 2022

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

    Regulators blame the utility, and the utility blames the supply chain. Is anyone blaming the legislation?

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  May 19, 2022

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    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…

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  May 18, 2022

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