Results of last week’s polls on city council races
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Last week’s non-scientific polls on this site asked about the upcoming Las Cruces City Council election. Here are the results. Continue Reading
Guv concerned about ‘excessive’ budget cuts
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While Gov. Bill Richardson says he’ll carefully review the budget bills awaiting his action, he told the Albuquerque Journal that he is concerned about “excessive cuts to state agencies” and “dramatic cuts to Medicaid and other services.” Continue Reading
Senate OKs budget bill, but with amendments
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On a vote of 31-9, the Senate has approved a bill that would make deep cuts to state government. The bill now heads to the House for a vote on whether to concur with several amendments. Continue Reading
Senate heats up over arm-twisting allegations
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The Senate has voted to uphold an amendment to add a requirement that staff compile a list of at least $150 million in potentially cutable capital outlay projects to a bill that would make widespread reductions in state government. But that came only after tensions erupted over some serious allegations made against Senate leaders. Continue Reading
Senate votes to consider further capital outlay cuts
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The New Mexico Senate voted this afternoon to add a requirement that staff compile a list of at least $150 million in potentially cutable capital outlay projects to a bill that would make widespread reductions in state government. Now, the body is considering a second amendment that would use that money to reduce cuts to state agencies and avoid education cuts. Continue Reading
Newspaper profiles Las Cruces City Council District 5 race
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The Las Cruces Sun-News continued its profiles of upcoming city council races today, taking a look at the District 5 contest between incumbent Gil Jones and challenger Gill M. Sorg. “It’s experience vs. independence,” the article’s headline states. Continue Reading
House OKs budget cuts; Senate could vote today
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The House approved late Thursday a newly reworked budget bill that makes deep cuts – 7.6 percent – to most state agencies, but smaller cuts to education, including trimming less than 1 percent from the budgets of K-12 schools. Continue Reading
Newspaper profiles Las Cruces City Council District 3 race
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The Las Cruces Sun-News profiled earlier today one of three city council races on the ballot in the Nov. 3 election. Discussion in the District 3 race between incumbent Dolores Archuleta and challenger Olga Pedroza has centered primarily on the economy and neighborhood improvements, the newspaper reported. Continue Reading
Bill would give chief justice oversight of cuts to DAs’ budgets
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UPDATED: House Bill 17, which would implement some $220 million in cuts to most state agencies, public education and Medicaid, contains an interesting provision related to the state’s district attorneys. Continue Reading
Corrections Department already cutting budget
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Spokeswoman says the department has been planning for a 3.5 percent decrease in its budget. Cuts the department has already implemented include moving inmates from private to state-owned prisons and feeding inmates less. Continue Reading
Guv may be ‘encouraged’ to cut spending on exempt staff
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House Bill 17 would implement some $220 million in cuts to most state agencies, public education and Medicaid, but it wouldn’t require the governor to trim his staff of hundreds of exempt employees. Instead, it states that he is “encouraged” to do it. Continue Reading
Lyons: Bland pushed firms to hire certain agents
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The State Investment Council has learned that Gary Bland, who resigned Wednesday, pressured investment firms to hire certain placement agents, Land Commissioner Pat Lyons says. Continue Reading
House committee OKs cuts to education, Medicaid
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The primary bill aimed at addressing the state’s massive budget shortfall – legislation that includes cuts to education and Medicaid – was unveiled late Wednesday and passed the House Appropriations and Finance Committee on a vote of 11-6. Continue Reading
Johnson calls for budget cuts, expects tax hikes
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“This is a meal prepared by legislators and the governor for the past seven years — now they’ve got to eat it,” former Gov. Gary Johnson says about the budget shortfall in an interview with NMPolitics.net. “… I hope the fallout is that nobody gets re-elected.” Continue Reading
State investment officer resigns amid scandal
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The state’s top investment officer, Gary Bland, resigned Wednesday in a letter to Gov. Bill Richardson. His resignation comes in the middle of a pay-to-play scandal involving state investments that’s the subject of federal and state criminal investigations. Continue Reading