Guest Op Epic Only Feds can bust budgets in crisis
Walter Rubel argues state budgets must balance annually unlike federal spending which relies on continuing resolutions. He notes oil price drops, pandemic impact, education spending rulings, and calls for a special session to reconsider increases while warning of cuts to essential services and local governments.
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Las Cruces
Congress
Mitch McConnell
Susana Martinez
Michelle Lujan Grisham
Martinez
Veterans pain policy sparks concern over VA opioid tapering
John Taylor cites CDC FDA actions dating to 2016 as harming veterans by forcing abrupt opioid dose cuts. He argues the real crisis is illicit fentanyl and heroin, not prescription opioids, and questions VA adherence to federal guidance while urging Rep. Yvette Herrell to address veteran pain care.
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Yvette Herrell
U.S. House
New Mexico
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Department of Veterans Affairs
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Stefan Kertesz
University of Alabama At Birmingham School of Medicine
Kertesz
Claudia Wallis
Scientific American
FDA
Robert Redfield
Redfield
Rep
Herrell
Roswell Letter Defends Library and Museum Against Closure
Barbara Walsh argues against Corn Best’s plan to shut Roswell’s library RMAC golf course and zoo. The letter emphasizes Roswell’s need for civic amenities to attract retirees and sustain culture, noting RMAC’s 416 members and the city’s isolation from other communities. It defends reading, museums, and civilization over narrow business logic.
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Barbara Walsh
Corn Best
Best
Roswell
RMAC
Critique of Pelosi and Heroes Act amid pandemic relief debate
The writer denounces Pelosi using the crisis to push liberal aims within a 1800 page act. They ask what a Republican led House would fund such as a border wall and express relief that the Heroes Act may not pass the Senate or survive a presidential veto.
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Rahm Emanuel
Chicago
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