By Sarah Valente Aug 4, 2023 We the people are in charge of the government, but we do not directly make or enforce the laws. So that average New Mexicans can lead normal lives in peace and safety, we elect representatives who will do this work on our behalf. This weighty thing that we place in the hands of a few … Read More
Referendum Project leader collects signatures to ‘protect the people of New Mexico’
By New Mexico Sun Report Jun 21, 2023 An organization looking to “use the Constitution as the tool it was designed to be” hopes to obtain enough signatures to put several referendums on the November 2024 ballot to “protect the people of New Mexico.” The Referendum Project founded by Ramona Goolsby began after the November 2022 elections and is a part of … Read More
Is this the dumbest state Legislature in the country?
By Charles Sullivan This is a pop quiz. You will first be asked to identify the state. After identifying the state, you will be asked to vote on whether the state’s legislature is the dumbest in the United States. Place your hand or a piece of paper over the bottom portion of your screen to prevent peeking at the answer. Here … Read More
DEA agent on Fentanyl Awareness Day: ‘We seized more pills than the number of residents in the state of New Mexico’
By Sam Jackson Feb 28, 2023 Local leaders, state representatives and families gathered at the state capitol in Albuquerque recently to share their stories in observance of Fentanyl Awareness Day. “We seized more pills than the number of residents in the state of New Mexico,” Carlos Briano of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Division in El Paso, Texas, said. Briano’s division … Read More
‘This new tax could be the last nail in the coffin’: Paid Family and Medical Leave Act to cost taxpayers $400M if it becomes law
By New Mexico Sun Report Mar 1, 2023 A proposal to mandate paid leave for workers, which New Mexico business owners said could hurt their businesses, could pass the Senate March 1. A task force assigned to develop a plan that requires workers to receive paid family and medical leave (PFML) presented a proposal to New Mexico lawmakers last year that … Read More
Will there be a brighter ending to this legislative session?
Analysis and Commentary by Better Together New Mexico Founder Carla J. Sonntag There have been some attempts to justify what’s happening in Santa Fe, but let’s look at some facts rarely discussed. New Mexico has a two-party system. But the truth is that it often functions that way in name only. Why? According to Ballotpedia, New Mexico has roughly … Read More
Townhall: Over 200 Democrats Vote Against Providing Medical Attention to Babies Who Survive Abortion
Democrats are so hellbent on making abortion a nonchalant, one-stop procedure for abolishing unwanted pregnancies, that nearly every House Democrat voted against legislation that would provide medical attention to babies born alive after an attempt to abort them. In a 220-210 vote, the House passed the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, which requires doctors to provide medical care for babies … Read More
