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The House Appropriations Committee gave positive recommendations to two Senate bills, sending both measures to the full House for debate. Some of the Senate budget bills have died in House Committees. Continue Reading
House Majority Leader Nate Gentry vowed to stay in session and force the Senate to return next week. Continue Reading
The New Mexico Senate abandoned efforts to work out a deal with the House and governor to address the state’s budget woes, instead approving its own fiscal plan before quitting work early Saturday. Continue Reading
The proposed solvency measures would touch every aspect of state services from workers and retirees to college campuses and special education students. Continue Reading
The state’s other public colleges and universities haven’t been as quick to make cuts and, unlike NMSU, raised tuition earlier this year. Continue Reading
Sadly, as difficult as it will be to solve the budget crisis, solving the economic crisis plaguing the state will require significantly more cooperation and leadership than we’ve seen. Continue Reading
A pension pay swap is a pay cut for working families, and it’s an unnecessary, cruel, and counterproductive one. Continue Reading
Lawmakers were still searching Thursday for hundreds of millions of dollars to balance New Mexico’s budget. Continue Reading
The only plan with any substance has been put forth by the Rio Grande Foundation. Continue Reading
Tough decisions cannot be avoided at this time. Continue Reading
Saying she’s tired of political games, Gov. Susana Martinez announced Wednesday evening that she will call lawmakers to Santa Fe on Friday to address the state’s budget shortfall and consider three crime-related bills. Continue Reading
University officials are bracing for a possible $14.2 million budget cut to UNM’s main Albuquerque campus and $22.2 million system-wide in the current fiscal year alone. Continue Reading
This is the story of a New Mexico State University employee who had a heart attack hours before he was scheduled to learn his job was being cut — and the campus medical staffers who, just after learning several of them would also lose their jobs, saved his life. Continue Reading
The bottom line is that we’re stuck – and we’ve remained stuck through leadership from Democrats and leadership from Republicans and leadership from bipartisan coalitions. The roots of our problems are deeper than any ideology can solve. Continue Reading
New Mexico is losing precious resources that our state needs to spur job growth and support our health-care infrastructure. Continue Reading