In one stunning move, Speaker Martinez changed everything. Going bold is no longer off the table. To be sure, a very bitter Patty Lundstrom will find ways to inject her fiscally conservative perspective, but her virtual veto power is gone…. Read More ›
gun violence prevention
SCOTUS Gone Mad: Strikes Down Roe & NY Gun Law & Ready to Strike Down Gov’t Capacity to Protect Environment
Roe v Wade, gone. Just like that, five males and one woman decided they could control women’s bodies and force them to give birth against their will. Fundamentalist certainty and self-righteousness, so much a part of the American ethos, are… Read More ›
U.S. Senate Proposes Baby Steps to Fix a Badly Flawed Gun Violence Prevention System. What Will NM Do?
Today, we focus on the egregiously flawed gun violence prevention system in the U.S and the U.S. Senate’s baby steps approach to repairing it, despite historic and mounting public support for taking aggressive action. We also offer a brief update… Read More ›
Stunning Primary Wins; Big Money PAC-Backed Conservatives Defeated
Today we discuss the primary results and their implications for the 2023 legislative session. We also build on our May 26 post, “Gun Rampages Must be Stopped. Our Inaction Allows this to Continue,” to discuss what might be possible in… Read More ›