TOP OF MIND:Â Should New Mexico's congressional delegation support a pathway for statehood for Puerto Rico?
OPINION: I want to continue to be your district attorney to bring back the feeling of safety and pride in our community.
OPINION: Our county deserves a treasurer who not only manages financial resources efficiently but does so with the highest standards of ethical leadership, transparency and integrity.
OPINION: There's nothing anti-Jewish going on here at UNM.
From the Editorial Board: New Mexico kept its three representatives in the U.S. House after the 2020 census, although the warning signs of losing representation on Capitol Hill are on the wall.
OPINION: My vision is to implement a proactive approach to improve Bernalillo County’s public safety division by fully funding public safety departments to ensure that they have adequate personnel who are appropriately trained, with sufficien…
OPINION: Bail reform has not worked nor will it work, so long as defendants are recycled in and out of jail with nothing but an overnight stay.
From the Editorial Board: The governor can rectify the Netherwood playground funding fiasco by busting out one of her emergency executive orders and restoring the $200,000 of funding.
From the Editorial Board: If we don't get realistic about our energy needs, the environmental crowd will set us back a hundred years to cooking with wood-burning stoves and washing our clothes in the Rio Grande
From the Editorial Board: If Garcia Richard can't perform the duties of her office under the current royalty rates, she should resign in protest and let someone else represent the Land Office's beneficiaries.
From the Editorial Board: The governor contends New Mexico is leading the nation in many business-related sectors, like job growth, wage growth, manufacturing growth and overall economic growth. Yeah, if you start from No. 50, your climb can …
From the Journal Editorial Board: Having an LNG storage facility near Albuquerque would stabilize natural gas costs and give New Mexico Gas Co. direct access to fuel when it's most needed.
Here are last week's stances of the Albuquerque Journal Editorial Board. Editorials are available at ABQJournal.com.
From the Editorial Board: Police incidents involving Sheriff Allen and Police Chief Medina encapsulate what is so wrong with Albuquerque: rampant shoplifting, unstable and drug-addicted homeless people wandering the streets, and random gunfire.
From the Editorial Board: Yes, providing proper staff for all 112 state lawmakers may be expensive. But the state has the money and no rewriting of the state Constitution is necessary, unlike providing lawmakers salaries.
OPINION: Rolling back important election reforms just allows an avenue to elect fringe candidates who can’t garner a majority of votes.
OPINION: The whole idea of democracy is that the winner should get a majority of the vote. The larger the majority, the more of a mandate the winner has to advance his or her policies.
OPINION: My journey has been shaped by countless educators, inspiring me to advocate fiercely for public school teachers
OPINION: I believe that there are three critical areas which require our complete attention: education, infrastructure and behavioral health.
OPINION: I have made major contributions to make the lives of New Mexicans better, but my fight is not over. As the state senator from District 26, I will continue to fight for policies that lift working families, expand opportunities for our…
OPINION: With 30 years of dedicated service at the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court I have a deep understanding of our judicial system and the critical issues it faces.
OPINION: In a recently leaked and verified audio conversation, the governor was caught criticizing the Biden administration’s handling of the border, including a lack of Border Patrol enforcement at Sunland Park, a hotspot for illegal crossings.
OPINION: My recommendation to the governor is to either put forward some serious solutions, or save the taxpayer’s money by calling off this aimless special session.
OPINION: Sudden closure of Coronado Dog Park lacked public input.
OPINION: Residents should have a say before the closure of city parks.
OPINION: Why no coverage of the impact of mass immigration in Albuquerque?
OPINION: Independents deserve their own primary elections.
OPINION: I can give 100 reasons to leave Balloon Fiesta Park alone.
OPINION: Bernalillo County should cap property taxes for seniors.
OPINION: New Mexico's expensive EV mandates won't make a difference on the planet.
OPINION: Legalizing prostitution in New Mexico would have many benefits.
