NMPolitics.net (https://nmpolitics.net/index/tag/economy/page/16/)
Employees and others anxious to learn what additional measures New Mexico State University may take to address its budget shortfall will get some answers on Wednesday. Continue Reading
But we keep electing people who spend their time harming our economy. Continue Reading
New Mexico State University plans to save about $190,000 annually starting Friday, when Chancellor Garrey Carruthers and many other high-ranking employees take pay cuts. Continue Reading
Current and future New Mexico State University employees will see reductions in annual leave, most employees will lose their sick leave payout benefit, and future employees working less than 30 hours a week won’t be eligible for health and other insurance. Continue Reading
Members of the New Mexico State University Board of Regents are scheduled to vote on much-anticipated cuts to employee benefits Monday during a meeting that won’t be webcast and isn’t being held in the Regents’ normal meeting room. Continue Reading
Long waits to cross the downtown Juárez train tracks are just one small part of many transportation bottlenecks currently gripping the Paso del Norte borderland as a new round of development and commercial expansion overtakes the region. Continue Reading
The great fallacy is that there is no cost to doing this and it won’t have any negative economic effect on the industry. Continue Reading
The benefits of reducing methane waste are clear – increased production, increased revenue, and cleaner air. Continue Reading
I favor conserving our lands through better management, not increased regulations. Continue Reading
Community of Hope in Las Cruces, which provides services to homeless and near-homeless veterans, is working to raise money to make up for a lost state grant. Continue Reading
The average wage for early educators in the state of New Mexico is $9.98 per hour. The average wage for a person who walks dogs for a living is $12.03 per hour. Continue Reading
The battle over the Albuquerque Rapid Transit project has renewed debates on poverty, economic development, homelessness, generational differences, public spending priorities, the car culture, and other heady matters that will define 21st Century New Mexico’s identity. Continue Reading
Millions of dollars are being invested in redevelopment and business is starting to pick up in an area that was ravaged by the great violence of 2008-2012. Continue Reading
Sending more of New Mexico’s high-school graduates off to college, while providing insufficient employment opportunities for them after graduation, is profoundly unwise policy. Continue Reading
We cannot wait another 10 months for the state Legislature to convene to address our slumping economy and avoid another recession. Continue Reading