I’ve noted in the past that the problem with state created “Authority” entities is that they are nothing more than a license to tax without…
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When I watched the televised mayoral debate four years ago, I couldn’t help but notice how more polished in front of the camera Mayor Marty…
0 CommentsThe surveillance video of Bode Aviation’s negotiations with the City of Albuquerque [hat tip: Peter St. Cyr], and the role Mayor Martin Chavez plays “messing…
0 CommentsA recent Albuquerque Journal article looks at the campaign claims of the three candidates running for mayor. What’s most striking are the failures of incumbent…
0 CommentsLet’s see if I’ve got this straight. Ten years ago a transportation tax increase was pushed by former Mayor Jim Baca. The idea was to…
0 CommentsWith only a few weeks left until the Albuquerque City elections, the mayoral debates are coming with increasing speed. There looks to be an interesting…
0 CommentsOur friends over at the Errors of Enchantment blog have picture perfectly captured the summation of Mayor Martin Chavez’s leadership: The signs which tout the…
0 CommentsIf you haven’t read Mark Bralley’s account of his most recent encounter with Mayor Chavez’s security detail, I strongly urge you to do so. Here’s…
0 CommentsThe Albuquerque City Council has a budget proposal from Mayor Chavez in front of them that makes absolutely no sense whatsoever in the current economic…
0 CommentsI’ve long been an opponent of publicly funded campaigns, and it appears that the mayoral campaign currently underway is the perfect case study of why…
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