Ireland ain't no New Mexico. To combat its fiscal deficit, Irish teachers and police have had their gross salaries slashed by as much as 18%, among other measures such as reduced welfare benefits. WSJ. No mention of cutting back on Guinness, though.
I live in Corrales and drove by three guys holding up a "Shame On" banner in front of the new Il Vicino on Alameda. I pulled my car over and spoke with the guys and they gave me a "labor grievance" flier and when I got home I called the number. Yes,…
An out-of-town union is putting “shame on” banners all over town to hurt those business.
I hope you’ll join me by actively helping these businesses whenever possible and email those that you run across to info@riograndefoundation.org.
Jim,
I can't remember if you were introduced as the "keynote speaker" of the event or not but in my book you were. It was nice for me, someone running for office (HR-23), to be among a non-partisan group of involved citizenry for a change who spent…
Why not? The pay is better, the health coverage is better, and the pension benefits are better. It's a no-brainer, which is condition much appreciate in government these days.
Please see my comment to a Bundy post on NM Politics on the very subject. I referred the bloggers on the site to the RGF site and its Scott Moody policy paper. So far, no rebuttal from Mr. Bundy.
Albuquerque’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 8.7 percent in December, up from 8 percent in November. The area was down by 1,000 jobs in December and 13,900 jobs over the year. If Mayor Berry is keen on building "an event center" I suggest…
I agree. Ever since Murdoch bought the paper it has become the Rove Street Journal. Still, there are some good articles in the paper if you can seek them out hidden between full-page ads for Murdoch's other asset, Fox News. What remains a mystery to…
Thomas, the simple answer to the question posed in your title is obvious: the state is run by Democrats.
I used to think that unions were OK, at least in principle. In fact, though, I know of no instance in which unions do not get what they want by…
Right to Work and Job Creation in New Mexico
There are 22 states in the union that are “right-to-work” states of which New Mexico is not one of them. What does “right to work” mean?
“Right-to-work” laws are state statutes or constitutional provi…