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Tuesday, January 29,2013
Local News

Special Needs

Special education funding is in jeopardy—and nobody knew

Joey Peters
The recent revelation that New Mexico hasn’t been living up to its share of a federal special education formula has prompted outrage among some state lawmakers. But even more troubling, they say, is how the Public Education Department left state them in the dark about the problem in the first place.
Tuesday, January 29,2013
Local News

Our African Backyard

Former US Ambassador Vicki Huddleston on Mali, terrorism and “the big Satan”

Alexa Schirtzinger
Many of us didn’t know much about Mali until a few weeks ago. Some of us still don’t. Hell, my cousin was a Peace Corps volunteer there, and all I really knew was that it was huge and hot, with uncommonly friendly people.
Tuesday, January 22,2013
Local News

Dumb and Dumber

Most politicians dumb down their speeches. Not Susana

Alexa Schirtzinger
Last week, Gov. Susana Martinez kicked off the 2013 legislative session with her third “State of the State” speech. Many of the themes were so familiar—education, jobs, taxes, etc.—that SFR decided to compare them to her 2012 speech via word cloud, a graphic that sizes words according to how often they appear.
Tuesday, January 22,2013
Local News

Fetal Position

A woman’s “right to know,” or anti-abortion propaganda?

Joey Peters
Forty years after Roe v. Wade, abortion rights advocates across the state are planning to celebrate the anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court ruling this week.
Tuesday, January 22,2013
Local News

Cops and Robbers

On the beat with Santa Fe PD

Justin Horwath
On a recent Friday afternoon, Santa Fe Police Department Officer Jeff Worth spots two teenage boys, both wearing hoodies, nervously looking around as they walk outside the Target on Zafarano Drive. Worth is working his beat plainclothes today, and his vehicle is unmarked. The two boys don’t know he’s watching them.
Tuesday, January 15,2013
Local News

Fighting Back!

The state pulled Richard Rubin’s license for “prescribing” medical marijuana—but Rubin says he’s been wrongly accused

Peter St. Cyr
Richard Rubin remembers last May like it was yesterday. That’s when the New Mexico Medical Board declared him an immediate danger to the public.
Tuesday, January 15,2013
Local News

Opening Day

As the New Mexico Legislature kicked off its session, various New Mexicans made their voices heard

Enrique Limón
Idle No More, the international protest movement aimed at restoring the rights of indigenous peoples including Native Americans, staged a protests and silent round dance at the Roundhouse on opening day of the legislative session this Tuesday, Jan. 15.
Tuesday, January 8,2013
Local News

Legislative Twitterati

Your guide to the people and hashtags to follow for legislative session updates

Alexa Schirtzinger
Hashtag: The definitive hashtag for all things legislative, #nmleg includes posts by state lawmakers, lobbyists, reporters and gadflies.
Tuesday, January 8,2013
Local News

How To Storm the Session Like a Pro

Local Politics for Dummiez

Matthew Reichbach
Visiting New Mexico’s state capitol during a legislative session can be daunting, especially for the uninitiated.
Tuesday, January 8,2013
Local News

Good, Bad & Ugly

A few of the best, worst and just plain weird bills you’ll see this session

Alexa Schirtzinger
By now, you’re probably familiar with the big issues—jobs, education reform, tax reform, campaign finance, the state budget, etc. But many state lawmakers have filed bills that have nothing to do with those issues—and in some cases (but not all), that’s a good thing.
 
 
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