“They’ve made the mistake of thinking that power over others and leadership are the same thing.” – Tim Tharp Albuquerque – The feast of the Epiphany and Plough Monday have passed; the People may be “pansa llena y corazon contento” but politico sleeves are rolled up with flaring ambitions and carefully crafted perceptions to sell.…
Category: NM Legislature
Will 2017 See Serious Tax Reform Or A Maintaining Of The Status Quo?
Santa Fe – With the 2017 Legislative Session just over two weeks away, closing the budget gap amid declining government revenues and a stagnant New Mexico economy is on top of every lawmakers’ mind when they convene on January 17th. The severity of the budget deficit makes it likely some combination of tax cuts and…
Cangiolosi To Lead NM GOP & New Senate Majority Leader Signals Push For Campaign Finance Reform
Albuquerque – On the second Sunday of this month, the members of the New Mexico GOP State Central committee voted 62% to 38% (251 to 156) to elect Ryan Cangiolosi over John Rockwell as the next chairman of the New Mexico GOP. The campaign to succeed Debbie Maestas as chair turned predictably ugly as anonymous…
Clinton Apathy Gives Trump the Win & NM House Goes Blue
Albuquerque – From the moment Ohio was called for Trump on Tuesday night I knew something was up. Could Trump really pull off the biggest upset in modern political history? No Republican has ever become President without winning Ohio, so Trump’s path to victory had just survived a major hurdle. I continued to watch the…