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With a few significant policy reforms and a serious effort to tackle crime, our state could be in the running for numerous other businesses and thousands of jobs. Continue Reading
The state has cut its annual funding for the spaceport. Excess tax money collected in Doña Ana and Sierra counties is shoring up the budget for now. Continue Reading
Policymakers avoided resolving a standoff over budget cuts and tax hikes this week by covering New Mexico’s fiscal woes with a Band-Aid. Continue Reading
If a new statement from Gov. Susana Martinez is any indication, policymakers who’ve been in a standoff over the state budget for months may have found a path forward. Continue Reading
Lawmakers are leaving themselves an opportunity to come back next week and respond to possible vetoes or other action by the governor. Continue Reading
The likely scenario would leave the state with essentially no money in reserves for the new fiscal year, at best. And then the question would be what Gov. Susana Martinez does. Continue Reading
Click on the headline to read the massive bill, which the public hadn’t seen before Wednesday. Continue Reading
A top transparency advocate said there’s a lot at stake, and the public should have access to information and the decision-making process. Continue Reading
A legislative special session aimed at resolving a budget standoff and restoring funding for higher education and the Legislature begins at noon Wednesday. Continue Reading
New Mexicans prefer increasing taxes on harmful luxuries like alcohol and tobacco rather than imposing new taxes on necessities like food and medicine. Continue Reading
But reinstating funding for higher education and the Legislature creates a shortfall, and the policymakers continued their standoff on how to fund the budget even after Friday’s meeting. Continue Reading
They will not grow the economy. To claim that they will is just peddling snake oil. Continue Reading
Policymakers need to consider the toll this is taking on all of us. Continue Reading
Gov. Susana Martinez reiterated her pledge to call lawmakers back for a special session in the coming weeks. Continue Reading
There are approximately 200 bills awaiting action by Gov. Susana Martinez before the noon Friday deadline. Continue Reading