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Byline: Stephanie Garcia Richard Let's make this year the last we are 50th in child well-being. As New Mexico's Commissioner of Public Lands, I am proud to be the first [...]

Byline: Stephanie Garcia Richard Growing up in southwest New Mexico, I developed an appreciation for the Gila River and the ways in which it sustains the communities in the region. [...]

Byline: Stephanie Garcia Richard In recent years, New Mexico has made great strides toward realizing its full renewable energy potential. With almost 2,000 megawatts of wind already operational and another [...]

Byline: Stephanie Garcia Richard There are over 65,000 oil and gas wells in New Mexico. More than 14,000 active wells exist on state trust land alone. Thousands of wells mean [...]

Byline: Stephanie Garcia Richard There are moments as a public servant where you are faced with situations that require immediate action. For me, increasing concerned calls and emails about guns [...]

Byline: Stephanie Garcia RichardI recently sat down for an interview with the Associated Press; the article that followed was aptly titled 'State land boss ready to 'dance' with oil industry.' [...]

Byline: Stephanie Garcia Richard In a 1945 radio address, President Harry S. Truman said of nuclear energy, 'It is an awful responsibility that has come to us.' Much of that [...]

Byline: Stephanie Garcia Richard and Derrick J. Lente When Native American students succeed, the state of New Mexico thrives. This principle was the driving force behind House Bill 484. It [...]

Byline: Stephanie Garcia Richard Older than state government, older than the legislative capital outlay process, older even than our state constitution are our acequia systems. The lifeblood of our centuries-old [...]