Are federal and state income supports in New Mexico too generous? Approximately 50 percent of the residents of New Mexico are on some form of public assistance. The programs are numerous including TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, unemployment insurance, and subsidized housing and childcare. A report prepared in October, 2021 by the Legislative Finance Committee outlined the benefits available for families with …

A recent op-ed in in the Hobbs News-Sun extolled the virtues of payouts to the film industry as detailed in a recent study predicting $8.40 of return to the state for every $1.00 spent on the subsidies. This is incorrect. First, the study was not conducted by a legitimate accounting firm such as Deloitte or KPMG, but rather an outfit …

According to Michelle Lujan Grisham’s “Energy Transition Act” of 2019, the state of New Mexico’s electricity is supposed to be “carbon-free” by the year 2045. Just one of the consequences will be the shuttering of the San Juan coal-fired power generation facility. Coal or natural gas-fueled electricity sources are considered in the industry to be dis-patchable, that is, available on-demand. …