An interesting thing happened yesterday up at the legislature. HB346: Gross Receipts Surtax Bill received a do pass: As a reminder, this bill proposes the…
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Are you feeling the squeeze? The economic pressures keep increasing. The Dow Jones took another dive finishing at 7,552 – a five and a half…
0 CommentsI’m inclined to agree with Think New Mexico’s push for smaller schools: Decades of research have shown that smaller schools have higher graduation rates, higher…
0 CommentsThe Rio Grande Foundation recently released a study of New Mexico schools. The analysis includes public school performance estimates of how children would have performed…
0 CommentsIt’s a general rule of thumb now in businesses that a command and control managerial style from the top down is not the best approach…
0 CommentsSo, it looks like Governor Richardson is out touting “success” regarding New Mexico’s pre-kindergarten initiative: The study is by the National Institute for Early Education…
0 CommentsNot too long ago, I wrote that the actions of an appellate court in California should serve as a wake up call to all parents…
0 CommentsIt looks like the nanny state is about to get a little larger: “These new initiatives are a creative way for us to continue improving…
0 CommentsThe Albuquerque Journal had an interesting article this weekend (mis)titled, Middle-Class Dreams May Be Out of Reach for Many (subscription). Bascially, the article was based…
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