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The state’s general fund is likely to close out the 2016 fiscal year, which ended June 30, in the red. In fiscal year 2017 the state is on track to exhaust reserves and maybe still fall short of the revenues needed for the current operating budget. The outlook for the 2018 fiscal year is also “gloomy.” Continue Reading
As it became apparent Cruz would not endorse Trump, the crowd inside the Quicken Loans Arena reacted with increasing anger, and Cruz left the stage to thundering boos. Continue Reading
Dayton was once a bastion of the GOP establishment. The story of how the city changed helps explain the rise of Donald Trump. Continue Reading
Donald Trump wasn’t Samuel LeDoux’s first choice to be the Republican nominee for president. But at this point LeDoux believes Trump is the candidate most likely to stop Democrat Hillary Clinton, so he’s backing the presumptive GOP nominee. Continue Reading
Three years after Texas filed a complaint in the U.S. Supreme Court alleging that New Mexican farmers were illegally curbing the Rio Grande’s flow into Texas, the justices appear closer to taking up the challenge. Continue Reading
The Center for Public Integrity’s money-in-politics reporting team is bringing you news from the Republican National Convention — focusing on special-interest influence, big-money politicking and corporate schmoozing. Continue Reading
New Mexico State University reversed courses Friday, agreeing to fund its equestrian team for one more season rather than eliminating it immediately. Continue Reading
Federal campaign finance rules allow unlimited contributions to support the conventions. Continue Reading
Those aren’t the only programs affected. All colleges and administrative divisions are cutting their budgets by between 5 and 6.2 percent. Continue Reading
Steps away from five pictures bearing the images of officers who were killed last week, President Barack Obama, former President George W. Bush and Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings said the best way to honor the lives of the officers is for Americans to put aside their differences and unite. Continue Reading
New Mexico State University plans to eliminate 126 jobs — 89 that are currently vacant and 37 that are filled — as part of its efforts to address a $12.1 million budget shortfall in the current fiscal year. Continue Reading
El Paso Police Chief Greg Allen issued a statement Monday afternoon explaining, but not apologizing for, his claim that Black Lives Matter is a “radical hate group.” Continue Reading
Officials in Las Cruces have not named finalists for the job, Mayor Ken Miyagishima confirmed. The mayor said he had “never met with, spoken to or interviewed Mr. Murphy ever.” Continue Reading
After El Paso Police Chief Greg Allen called Black Lives Matter a “radical hate group,” 13 area leaders are calling on the mayor and city council to repudiate his comments. Continue Reading
When police mistakenly identified a peaceful protester who was legally, openly carrying a weapon as a suspect in the Dallas attacks, it sparked outrage among black gun owners. Continue Reading