May lobbyist filings reveal $690,000 in NM spending
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Much of the money went to food, drinks and gifts for lawmakers and other public officials. Continue Reading
State leaders say they’re closer to a deal on budget
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But reinstating funding for higher education and the Legislature creates a shortfall, and the policymakers continued their standoff on how to fund the budget even after Friday’s meeting. Continue Reading
Budget fix is coming, then let’s focus on NM’s economy
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The special session is a great opportunity to work together to improve our economy without burdening taxpayers. Continue Reading
Supreme Court tosses budget standoff back to legislators and governor
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The N.M. Supreme Court has rejected a petition from the Legislative Council that sought to overturn Gov. Susana Martinez’s vetoes of all funding for higher education and the Legislature. Continue Reading
Taking lawmakers’ retirement funds is unconstitutional, PERA says
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Gov. Susana Martinez’s proposal “is unconstitutional,” the director of the Public Employees Retirement Association of New Mexico says. Continue Reading
Special session to start May 24, Martinez proclaims
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Democratic legislative leaders responded to the news with yawns. Continue Reading
Governor’s new budget ‘agreement’ lacks agreement
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Many lawmakers were likely to see the governor’s new proposal as another assault on them, as they did when she vetoed all funding for the Legislature. Continue Reading
Maybe it’s time to head for the hills
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This is no way to govern – and it’s no way to live. Continue Reading
Carruthers says he’s confident NMSU will get its state funding
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“I’ve been in this arena, and these things always work themselves out,” Garrey Carruthers, NMSU’s chancellor and a former N.M. governor, wrote in his weekly message to the NMSU community. Continue Reading
With revenue forecast ‘on track,’ furloughs not needed, economist says
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The state employee furloughs Gov. Susana Martinez has said could begin as soon as this week aren’t necessary, a New Mexico State University economist says. Continue Reading
Come up with a better alternative, Mr. Terrazas
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The Rio Grande Foundation may not have all the answers, but I’d sure like to see New Mexico try a few of them before it’s too late. Continue Reading
Legislative Council asks Supreme Court to invalidate guv’s vetoes
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If successful, the petition would reinstate funding for the Legislature, higher education and other agencies. Continue Reading
Governor preps for furloughs as budget standoff continues
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The conflation of furloughs in the current fiscal year with a standoff over funding government for the next year may be a negotiating tactic. Continue Reading
The consequences of Martinez’s decision to destroy higher education
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What does this mean for you? Plenty. Continue Reading
Student body presidents decry politics, plead for university funding
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The student body presidents at six New Mexico universities are urging Gov. Susana Martinez and state lawmakers to put politics aside and fund higher education. Continue Reading