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Nov 21, 2024 | rrobserver.com | Katie Gutierrez |Think New Mexico |Katie Gutierrez Tax

New Mexico has a critical shortage of health care workers, including doctors, nurses and behavioral health providers. Solving this shortage will require investments in reforms like increasing student loan repayment programs for health care workers, increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates to doctors, expanding health care worker training programs, and targeting tax incentives.

Jan 10, 2024 | riograndesun.com | Think New Mexico

A new poll of New Mexico voters found broad, bipartisan support for education reforms including capping the size of elementary school classes at 20 students; enhancing the training and transparency of local school boards; and ensuring that the high school curricula include a diverse array of required courses.

Jul 30, 2023 | abqjournal.com | Fred Nathan |Think New Mexico

By Fred Nathan, Think New Mexico Last Sunday's Journal (July 23) included an opinion piece by Patrick Brenner, founder and president of the libertarian Southwest Public Policy Institute, expressing regret over New Mexico's recent law ending predatory lending. The Southwest Public Policy Institute has consistently opposed the law, which reduced the maximum annual interest rate on small loans - under $10,000 - from 175% to 36%.