The events of the past few weeks had me reeling. A hike in the desert helped me muster up my tenacity.
Author: Heath Haussamen
ABOUT ME: I’ve been working to strengthen journalism in New Mexico throughout my career. I’ve started two news organizations — the nationally recognized state politics news website NMPolitics.net and, more recently, the award-winning New Mexico In Depth. I’ve worked for newspapers and nonprofits over more than 25 years. Click here to read more.
Heath Haussamen
Lawmaker’s proposal would chip away at public-records access
New Mexico must protect and enhance democracy. Rep. Cates’ legislation would do the opposite.
As federal government unravels, we must build up NM
Let’s make our state and local governments as ethical, transparent, accessible and responsive to the needs of citizens as possible.
Give voters the chance to pay their legislators
New Mexicans understand that when they don’t pay their own state lawmakers, someone else will.
Local officials need your help resisting mass deportation
President Trump is going to make it incredibly difficult for state and local officials to oppose his will.
Here’s why I chose a side in the political divide
When one political team breaks the social contract that holds our nation together, as the Republican Party has done, that changes everything.
Las Cruces moves forward, but with a deficit in public trust
Las Cruces officials legally corrected violations of a state transparency law, but an opportunity to co-create with the public is gone forever.
I’m back
I’m ready to rejoin the public conversation with the sharp, nuanced writing you’re used to getting from me.
We must zealously guard access to public records
Your ability to access government documents that you own, which is a sacred right in New Mexico, is under attack.
Las Cruces must learn from hospital, city manager mistakes
Las Cruces can be an empowered city. Changing officials’ attitudes about the relationship between government and the folks it serves is the starting point.