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If tuition increases were a tax hike they’d never fly
by Bill Jordan April 6, 2016 If tuition increases were a tax hike they’d be so massive no politician would be caught so much as thinking about them, let alone supporting them. Due in large part to New...
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by Bill Jordan, MA May 10, 2016 Gas and oil prices have dropped and New Mexico families are getting a break on their home energy costs and a big break every time they fill up their gas tanks. This is...
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Closing of Sports Authority should be a call to action
by Bill Jordan May 31, 2016 The announcement that Sports Authority will close all 463 of its retail stores across the nation is another loss for our local economy. Shuttering their three New Mexico...
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Budget cuts put our KIDS COUNT gains in child health at risk
by Bill Jordan, MA July 7, 2016 One of the few bright spots for New Mexico in this year’s recently released national KIDS COUNT Data Book―which ranked New Mexico at 49th in the nation for overall child...
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What’s really behind NM’s budget woes
by Bill Jordan August 1, 2016 Most complex systems—like airplanes, for example—have built-in redundancies. So in order for a catastrophic failure to occur—such as falling from the sky—there generally...
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Lawmakers can’t invest in New Mexico’s future without all the facts
by Bill Jordan August 25, 2016 Building high-quality public services like education, health care, and infrastructure takes planning because we want to make sure that the investment we’re making now...
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Show me the fat! (in the state budget)
by Bill Jordan September 7, 2016 State government has a very important job to do. It ensures that all children receive an education that will prepare them to be productive adults. It works to keep our...
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New Mexico’s Economic Policy is Counter-Productive
by Bill Jordan December 22, 2016 I concur with two points from D. Dowd Muska’s recent opinion piece. One: “It’s certainly true that by themselves, lower individual and corporate taxes have not...
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#WheresSusana on the Senate health care debate?
by Bill Jordan Updated September 21, 2017 Despite three complete failures, some in Congress are still trying to kill Obamacare. This last-ditch effort to repeal and replace the ACA is the...
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It’s time for us to invest in what works
Bill Jordan speaks to the crowd in the Capitol rotunda on End Hunger in New Mexico Day, the day after the Second Annual People’s Rally. Remarks for the Second Annual People’s Rally given by Bill Jordan...
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