2013 –2014 Annual Repo rt A Result s- Oriented Think Tank Serving New Mexicans THINK NEW MEXICO’S 15TH ANNI VERS AR Y About the Cover The cover image was created by Santa Fe artist William Rotsaert (www.williamrotsaert.com,
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