“She has what I call the appearance of a conflict of interest, and appearances matter. She should probably recuse herself from anything involving Lockheed. That’s tricky — in particular for the F-35, because it’s a big part of the job.” – Gordon Adams, a professor emeritus at American University and former associate director for national…
Author: Dax Contreras
Crib Sheet: February 6th, 2017
“I call my own shots, largely based on an accumulation of data, and everyone knows it. Some FAKE NEWS media, in order to marginalize, lies!” – a tweet by President Trump, apparently taking issue with reports that describe chief strategist Steve Bannon’s role as the “shadow president” The Crib Sheet is a collection of stories,…
Crib Sheet: February 4th, 2017
“We just cut education twice — in the special session, we just cut it a few weeks ago, and we’re getting ready to cut it again. Three times. My constituents are like, ‘Can we at least freeze the film industry in these difficult times?’ ” – Representative Tim Lewis, in response to a proposal to…
The Push for Renewable Energy in New Mexico
A recent proposal by two Democratic legislators would put New Mexico on an ambitious path towards a future powered by renewable sources of energy. The proposal would require PNM and other non-government utilities to gradually increase the amount of electricity supplied by wind and solar with a target of 80% of total energy produced by…