THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
1. WE MUST BOOT THE BERNALILLO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY OUT OF OFFICE! SUSPECT IN VICTORIA MARTENS CASE TO BE RELEASED ANY DAY.
Judge Charles Brown this past week ruled that Fabian Gonzales, one of those linked to the horrific 2016 rape, murder and dismemberment of 10 year-old Victoria Martens, is NOT a danger to society. Gonzales could be on the streets at anytime now.
This is another example of the incompetence of the Democrat District Attorney Raul Torrez, who has failed to keep this monster behind bars. Torrez won’t crack down on criminals and agrees to weak plea deals.
The impending release could very well endanger other children, and the RPNM will work hard to get a prosecutor who will fight for justice and stay tough on crime.
The judge's decision led to a protest this past weekend:
2. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS PROVE BIG SUCCESS FOR GOP
A strong Republican voter turnout at the polls last Tuesday drove candidates to victory and helped defeat a ballot question that would have created inequities in publicly financed campaigns.
Councilor Trudy Jones soundly won re-election in her District 8 race, taking more than 56% of the vote.
Albuquerque Public Schools Board Member Peggy Muller-Aragón handily won her re-election bid. She took more than 57% of the vote.
District 4 Councilor candidate Brook Bassan had a strong showing in her race, taking 48.9% of the vote to her opponent's 42%. She'll face Ane Romero in a District 4 runoff on December 10.
Voters also shot down a ballot initiative that would have created an unfair campaign finance system called "Democracy Dollars." That proposal would have allowed residents to give a $25 coupon to the candidate of their choice in publicly financed campaigns. This would have stacked elections, allowing incumbents an advantage to get more money.
"This election shows that Republicans are engaged and are coming out to support the candidates and the issues that matter in our communities," said Anissa Tinnin, Executive Director of the RPNM. "We will carry this terrific momentum into the 2020 elections."
3. DEMOCRATS IN SANTA FE SUGGEST PROPOSED FIX TO SHORE UP THE STATE’S PENSION FUND.
Legislators are looking at pension reform to address the state’s approximate $6 billion unfunded liability, but that will burden New Mexico taxpayers.
A pension solvency task force appointed by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has suggested a combined 4% increase in pension contributions, with the increased costs divided evenly between state government and employees.
That’s great: make local and state workers pay the price for a broken system created by Democrats’ poor fiscal management.
“We are asking workers to pay for the Democrats’ sins of the past,” said RPNM Chairman Steve Pearce. “This unfunded mandate is from decades of Democrats allowing the pension system to collapse. Now the Democrats will be putting this burden on the backs of taxpayers.”
OTHER BRIEFS:
Democrats squabble over energy law:
Democratic lawmakers say the Public Regulation Commission is overstepping its bounds when it comes to the Energy Transition Act. Republicans believe the move will hurt consumers and that the independent Commission is simply doing its job.
Trump policies help New Mexico see better job growth
New Mexico's job growth is improving. The U.S. Department of Labor and the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions report it’s outpacing the national average.
New Mexico's non-agricultural job growth rose by 2.4% compared to a national job growth rate of 1.4%.
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