New Mexico debates permanent fund for new money
Viewpoint argues against creating a new permanent fund to finance early childhood programs as lawmakers anticipate about 907 million in new money from oil and gas boom. It warns permanent funds reduce accountability, favor return of surplus to citizens, and favors oversight via yearly appropriations and elections. Paul Gessing of the Rio Grande Foundation is cited.
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Sanity and politics test a family and a nation
Steve Hansen writes that the president’s mental health rhetoric and HARPA proposed program raise fears of civil rights violations and mass surveillance for the dangerously mentally ill. He argues the debate exposes partisan divides, democratic erosion, and a fragile polity amid rising Trump support.
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Dems Lack Real Plan for U S Climate Debate Fallout
Michael Reagan blasts Democrats and CNN in a sharp column arguing the seven hour town hall on climate change exposed their alleged lack of practical policy. He criticizes Bernie Sanders Elizabeth Warren Kamala Harris Cory Booker and others while mocking calls to ban plastic straws and push drastic green initiatives. He questions nuclear power and portrays the Democrats as doom driven and out of touch with innovation.
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