By Arthur Alpert The Albuquerque Journal’s capacity for outrage is huge, almost as great as its passion for transparency. So where’s the outrage? Where’s the transparency? Where are they, I mean, now that we know the 2013 Legislature passed a budget based on oral testimony at the 11th hour from the Governor’s Finance Secretary that [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Rep. Mimi Stewart'
The Martinez Administration’s Multi-Million Dollar Mistake and the Journal’s Curious Absence of Outrage
May 17th, 2013 · 2 Comments · NM Legislature, tax policy, Uncategorized
Tags:Dan Boyd·Gov. Susana Martinez·Heath Haussamen·Joe Monahan·Milan Simonich·NM Compass·NM In Depth·Rep. Jeff Steinborn·Rep. Mimi Stewart·Santa Fe New Mexican·Sen. Jerry Ortiz y Pino·Sen. John Arthur Smith·Speaker Ken Martinez·Steve Terrell·Tom Clifford
Setting the Record Straight on Hanna Skandera
March 8th, 2013 · 2 Comments · Education, NM Legislature, Uncategorized
By Denise Tessier The Albuquerque Journal finally ran a “For the Record” Friday (March 8) correcting two mistakes that were made in its editorial of a full week before (March 1). The editorial’s topic: support for confirmation of Hanna Skandera. The correction says the editorial, “Skandera has earned New Mexico’s support,” was wrong in saying [...]
Tags:ABQ Journal Watch·ABQJournalWatch.com·Albuquerque Journal·Albuquerque Public Schools·Albuquerque Teachers Federation·Cal Thomas·charter schools·Denise Tessier·education reform·Florida education plan·Gov. Susana Martinez·Hanna Skandera·Hayley Heinz·Jeb Bush·Leslie Linthicum·National Education Association of New Mexico·Paul Gessing·Rep. Mimi Stewart·Rio Grande Foundation·Sharon Morgan·virtual schools
Graduation Numbers Get Attention, But Don’t Fully Explain What’s Going on in Education
January 31st, 2013 · 2 Comments · Education
By Denise Tessier Once again, Journal education reporter Hayley Heinz has gone beyond the staged announcements she dutifully reports in the Journal to delve further into what’s going on in the state’s schools. This time, she went farther on two fronts, one of which is especially significant. First, to her credit, Heinz followed up a [...]
Tags:ABQ Journal Watch·ABQJournalWatch.com·Albuquerque Journal·Albuquerque Public Schools Superintendent Winston Brooks·Denise Tessier·education reform·Gov. Susana Martinez·Hanna Skandera·Hayley Heinz·high school graduation rates·Rep. Mimi Stewart·students transitioning to poverty·Therese Carroll·Title I schools
Must We Look to 'The Nation' for Local News?
February 13th, 2012 · No Comments · Uncategorized
By Denise Tessier Maybe you’re reading it here first. Or, maybe you already read it — in The Nation. But here’s the news: With the Senate’s 20-9 vote Saturday (Feb. 11), both houses of the New Mexico State Legislature have now passed memorials expressing opposition to the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision. And there’s been [...]
Tags:ABQ Journal Watch·ABQJournalWatch.com·Albuquerque Journal·Citizens United·John Nichols·Rep. Mimi Stewart·Sen. Stephen Fischmann·The Nation
