The New Mexico Constitution is designed to provide a stable, enduring framework for governance, addressing only fundamental issues and rights. However, amendments to the constitution are proposed every single election. Usually, the amendments are confusing and there...
New Mexico finds itself with one of the largest sovereign wealth funds and a recent record tax surplus, yet we’re continually asked to approve more bond issues—at both the state and county levels. Bonds are debt, obligating taxpayers to long-term repayment with...
Since early 2023, the Estancia News has been covering the fact that New Mexico’s elections are being processed illegally on uncertified, internet-connected software called SERVIS. SERVIS is not certified by the Election Assistance Commission, making it illegal to use...
As the nation is still processing the news that 218,000 people were added to Arizona’s voter rolls without proof of U.S. citizenship, a similar scandal is unfolding in New Mexico. A resident from Chaves County who has lived at her address for eleven years received...
On September 25, 2024, Touro College of Dental Medicine (TCDM) broke ground on the state’s first pre-doctoral dental clinical training facility. This milestone was celebrated with much enthusiasm by Touro and its partner Lovelace Biomedical Research Institute....
Yesterday, I attended a logic and accuracy test in Socorro County for the voting machines that will be used in the November election. I urge you to do the same in the next week or two in a county near you. Hopefully your experience will be better than mine was. In...
