Gov. Susana Martinez’s veto message on education cuts
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This is the full text of Gov. Susana Martinez’s message explaining her vetoes of some education cuts in Senate Bill 9. Continue Reading
Martinez spares some capital outlay projects with line-item vetoes
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Using her line item veto power, here’s what the governor saved when she signed Senate Bill 8, which defunds dozens of other projects. Continue Reading
Governor signs two bills; line-item veto angers lawmaker
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Martinez left a new $1.5 million appropriation for preventing child abuse in place, but she wiped out the Legislature’s intent that the money be spent specifically on home-visiting services. Continue Reading
The Senate understood the need to address the budget crisis
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Rather than work on the budget crisis, the governor and House Republicans saw an opportunity to use the budget crisis for political gain in the November election. Continue Reading
In spite of new funding cut, NMSU ‘is going to be okay,’ chancellor says
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The 5 percent cut approved by the Legislature last week is another $10 million for NMSU. Continue Reading
Bean counters have yet to tally total costs for special session
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New Mexico lawmakers likely spent less than the $264,400 in taxpayer funds they had allocated to pay for the special legislative session that ended Thursday, a Legislative Council Service spokesman said Friday. Continue Reading
Martinez signs two special-session budget bills
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Neither bill generated much controversy during the otherwise disjointed session, which ended Thursday. Continue Reading
State’s fiscal crisis ‘is not going away’
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The governor will have to manage through the fact that some solvency legislation will not become law until January. And legislators have to be back that month to try to forge a budget for 2018 with almost no reserve funds. Continue Reading
Budget fix goes to guv; Senate ends session with crime bills unheard
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The House adjourned sine die moments before the Senate early Thursday afternoon, so the special session of the Legislature is over. Continue Reading
After House votes on budget bills, state solvency efforts in uncharted territory
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Six days after the Senate passed a package of bills to restore solvency, there is still not an agreement on the bulk of the package. Continue Reading
House OKs amended version of Senate bill to cut state agencies
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The spending plan still needs approval from the Senate, which is scheduled to reconvene on Thursday. Continue Reading
Budget talks center on how much to cut higher education funding
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Senate President Mary Kay Papen said Tuesday her colleagues would not accept the deeper reductions in higher education funding that House Republicans propose. Continue Reading
In praise of the N.M. Senate’s respect and civility
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The New Mexico Senate’s 12-hour marathon on Friday was a pleasant surprise. Continue Reading
Bill would cut back film production tax credit for one year
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The measure would cut in half the annual cap for all credits paid to film production companies in the fiscal year that began July 1. The current limit is $50 million. Continue Reading
House sends two budget bills to governor, but there’s more to do
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House Speaker Don Tripp called a recess until Wednesday, leaving three major bills in a Senate-passed “solvency package” still awaiting action in a rare election-year special session. Continue Reading