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
Now is the time to pass hemp research bill
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The legislation will lay the foundation for hemp industrialization and ample jobs in our state, both in the agricultural world and manufacturing. Continue Reading
NM’s key competitive advantage is the sun
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As the brand-new Facebook news illustrates, New Mexico’s green energy transition isn’t just about protecting the environment. 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
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
The brilliant, beautiful and ugly faces of October in New Mexico
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Without a doubt, 2016 has been one of the toughest years on record in the Land of Enchantment. Continue Reading
Senate passes bills to address budget shortfall, then goes home
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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
Lawmakers work through budget-balancing bills amid ‘chaos’
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The proposed solvency measures would touch every aspect of state services from workers and retirees to college campuses and special education students. Continue Reading
NMSU asks state to consider $32 million in cuts it’s already made
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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
Balance the budget, then move on to solving the economic crisis
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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
Workers shouldn’t pay for Gov. Martinez’s bad gambles
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A pension pay swap is a pay cut for working families, and it’s an unnecessary, cruel, and counterproductive one. Continue Reading