Most of us have never heard of the stoic Greek philosopher Epictetus. His “Epic” proverb is cited by many public relation practitioners: “It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.”
New Mexico’s legal system is ripe with opportunity to gauge public opinion when compared to community conversations.
The Garrity Perception Survey measures four areas related to the New Mexico legal and justice system. It includes favorability of the courts and justice system as well as measures trust of judges, lawyers and law enforcement officers.
From 2011-2017, perceptions of healthcare in New Mexico have been impacted at a variety of levels.
Consider these milestones at the Federal and State level.
2010 inaugurated the Affordable Care Act (or ACA), also known as Obamacare.
The energy industry will singlehandedly shape New Mexico’s future. Oil and gas coupled with “wind and solar” will respectively shape future state budgets and could become the state’s largest export to the west coast over the next 20 years.
Over the next week and a half, public schools and universities will be starting the fall semester.
A critical component to student success are teachers and the trust parents/community have in the profession. In New Mexico, the profession has been under fire as a result of various discussions about ways to track student and teacher performance.
According to the 2017 Garrity Perception Survey, 70 percent of New Mexico residents trust teachers.
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Based on the Garrity Perception Survey, mobile users are a great base of support for the New Mexico State Fair. Just yesterday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reinforced his commitment to own the mobile space. While the State Fair doesn’t have a mainstream “mobile app” there is a lot of opportunity for communicators to leverage their Facebook presence.