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If these tax cuts have minimal impacts on job creation and industry growth while simultaneously leaving New Mexico in a bigger fiscal hole than we were in before, why do we keep them? Continue Reading
Experts agree the situation is serious. But the degree of urgency is a matter of debate. Continue Reading
We deserve to have our public lands protected for our grandkids’ kids. Continue Reading
We need to make it easier for immigrants to come out of the shadows to work hard and achieve their American Dream. Continue Reading
Neither party is the actual culprit. Both are paid well to do the bidding of their 1 percent bosses, who are pulling the strings. Continue Reading
Gov. Susana Martinez hasn’t yet acted on legislation from the legislative session that concluded Saturday to balance the budget, but she’s not happy. Continue Reading
One of the biggest winners was President Donald Trump, but plenty of other people left a mark on the session as winners or losers. Continue Reading
This session’s disharmony was particularly notable because it included skirmishes between the governor and some lawmakers of her own party. Continue Reading
One bill would have raised the minimum wage to $9 an hour, and the other called for an increase to $9.25. Continue Reading
The governor’s staff says she is also considering a shutdown of nonessential government services to conserve cash until there is a budget. Continue Reading
Three Senate bills the governor signed late Friday have the same sponsor — Gay Kernan, R-Hobbs. Continue Reading
The measure could lead to creation of a commission to investigate possible public corruption cases and campaign finance violations. Continue Reading
New Mexicans will be free to continue walking the halls and galleries of their state Capitol with guns in hand or strapped to a hip. Continue Reading
Keith Gardner, Martinez’s chief of staff, said a special session is almost a certainty. Continue Reading
The bill carried with support from a handful of Republicans, including Reps. Zach Cook, Jim Dines and Jim Smith. Continue Reading