Author Archives: Pat Davis

There were uplifting moments during East Mountain’s Feb. 22 game against the visiting Cuba Rams. The Timberwolves’ final home game of the season featured a lead-changing second-quarter spurt of scoring, scrappy defense here and there, a rare 3-point shot and a sparse but loud crowd showing its support. But in the end, East Mountain’s young […]

Anthony “Ant” Thornton announced last week his candidacy for Republican nominee for New Mexico Senate for District 19, which includes Bernalillo, Santa Fe, Sandoval and Torrance counties.  “This is the district I want to represent in the state senate,” Thornton said in a Facebook post. “I love living here, and I want to ensure that […]

Legislators passed a pretty good tax package this year, but instead of responding thoughtfully to the big picture, they simply rolled together a bunch of individual bills. They got in some pet tax credits while ignoring longstanding problems and creating one new irritant for businesses and economic development. House Bill 252 “modernizes the tax code” […]

Wins, losses, surprises, and stunning moments. It’s all part of what has become known as “sausage making” during a legislative session.  In an earlier column I noted the number of bills that were introduced in the recent 30-day session – 685 to be exact (not including resolutions and memorials.) That number is lower than in […]

U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury and 51 of her colleagues requested increased transparency of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers from Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in an ICE Detention Closure Letter on Feb. 16.  “We write to urge the Department of Homeland Security to provide an update on the status of immigration […]