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Nota Bene: January 12th, 2017

Nota Bene: January 12th, 2017

“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.

Government enthusiasts will gather in Santa Fe on Tuesday January 17th for their annual “save us from ourselves” session.

New Mexico is staring down a $85 Million deficit for this budget year alone, the education system is failing our children, and with a lack of economic opportunity, institutionalized poverty continues to perpetuate crime lowering the quality of life for us all. Will our honorable political pugilists promote reality based solutions or more empty promises?

The dynamic between a lame duck Republican Governor on the outs with her own party and a new Democratic majority’s two-fold legislative agenda, GOP obstruction while prodding vulnerabilities until the Governor’s Mansion presumptively returns to a blue hue in January 2019, will likely prove to be another bad scenario for New Mexico tax payers, youth, and families. If you are working in the Round House in any capacity, please prove this general voter cynicism wrong.

A few items to consider ahora:

With budget shortfalls and the ever growing appetite for government spending one would think additional tax revenues hypothetically raised through the taxation of legal cannabis in New Mexico would be a good idea, well a few legislators seem to understand this.

Novice citizen activist? Here’s an informative pdf from the good folks at the Roundhouse legislative services.

State Auditor and former Albuquerque State Senator Tim Keller is the latest politico to join the Duke City’s October 3rd Mayoral race. More about municipal elections to come, I personally plan to interview each candidate for the NMP before the April filling date for ballot access.

Enjoy your chorizo y egg!