Gov. Martinez’s different world
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The real facts of our state’s economy unfortunately are quite grim, and no attempts to whitewash them can alter it. Continue Reading
Governor must call a special session to balance the budget now
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To put off our problems until the January legislative session is a disservice to the people of New Mexico who elected us, and who expect us to be responsible. Continue Reading
Region’s surveyors launch effort to save NMSU academic program
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NMSU’s administration is moving forward with plans to cut the Surveying Engineering program anyway, though the proposal still requires a recommendation from the Faculty Senate and approval of the university’s governing body, the Board of Regents. Continue Reading
What’s really behind New Mexico’s budget woes
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We’ve been passing big tax cuts since 2003 that were supposed to “create” jobs. They didn’t. Continue Reading
State budget deal needs to be made in public, sunshine group says
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With a special session of the Legislature looking increasingly necessary to address budget shortfalls, the state’s leading transparency group is urging lawmakers to open all meetings to the public. Continue Reading
Compromise is required to set New Mexico back on the right path
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The hard truth is that blue skies, wide-open spaces, a unique cuisine and an unhurried lifestyle are not an economic development plan. Continue Reading
NMSU releases list of jobs being eliminated
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Professors. Research assistants. A payroll clerk. Painters. Doctors and nurses. An emergency dispatcher. An assistant dean. Continue Reading
NMSU considers merging medical, counseling services for students
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The student body president favors a merger, while staff at the Counseling Center do not. “A medical operation and a counseling operation are fundamentally different things,” said Corey Vas, the Counseling Center’s associate director. Continue Reading
Decision to cut NMSU Surveying Engineering program isn’t yet final
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Kurt Wurm believed the decision to cut his job as a professor in New Mexico State University’s Surveying Engineering program had already been made — until this reporter told him otherwise last week. Continue Reading
Legislative budget committees should let in the public
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We must demand that policymakers give us a seat at the table so we’re there to remind them who gave them their seats. Continue Reading
State’s fiscal outlook worsens; some call for a special session
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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
Thanks to governor, PED, House GOP, school funding crisis looms
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Larger class sizes, fewer teachers, fewer counselors, and reduced classes in physical education, music, dance and art can be expected if the experience of other states is any guide. Continue Reading
NMSU changes mind, gives equestrian team one more year
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New Mexico State University reversed courses Friday, agreeing to fund its equestrian team for one more season rather than eliminating it immediately. Continue Reading
NMSU cuts on-campus employee health services, equestrian team, surveying engineering program
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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
NMSU plans to eliminate 126 jobs
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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