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No Replacement for Hard Data

The seal of New Mexico, printed onto a tile floor.

“We have a lot of public safety issues that in my view still require immediate and dramatic attention.” That quote from Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham during my interview with her this week serves as a boiled-down version of her urgent, albeit vague, appeal for a special session as she tries to convince state lawmakers to…

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Understanding the State Land Commissioner’s Oil & Gas Holdout

Oil pumpjack in operation in a rural landscape.

If you aren’t completely familiar with the ins and outs of the New Mexico State Land Office, you have company. It plays a significant role in state revenue by generating hundreds of millions of dollars every year for the state’s public schools, universities and hospitals. I personally ran myself through a crash course on the…

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