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If these tax cuts have minimal impacts on job creation and industry growth while simultaneously leaving New Mexico in a bigger fiscal hole than we were in before, why do we keep them? Continue Reading
This session’s disharmony was particularly notable because it included skirmishes between the governor and some lawmakers of her own party. Continue Reading
The governor’s staff says she is also considering a shutdown of nonessential government services to conserve cash until there is a budget. Continue Reading
Keith Gardner, Martinez’s chief of staff, said a special session is almost a certainty. Continue Reading
The final pieces of a 2018 fiscal year budget were falling into place Thursday with just enough money to balance spending and send lawmakers home without the need for a special session. Continue Reading
Gov. Susana Martinez’s office made clear Thursday that she’s directing her wrath primarily at the Senate in the session’s final days. Continue Reading
A wide-ranging tax bill that passed the House of Representatives in a unanimous vote ran into obstacles at a Senate hearing Wednesday. Continue Reading
We’ve been cutting personal and corporate income taxes to see if jobs would flow into the state. The experiment failed. Continue Reading
The Senate budget package reflects not only the state’s needs and values but also our commitment to government efficiency and accountability. Continue Reading
The Senate passed House Bill 2, as well as HB 202, which could raise more than $300 million in new revenues. Continue Reading
State Sen. Carroll Leavell broke a personal streak lasting decades by voting Friday for a tax increase. Continue Reading
The bill is a years-long effort to calculate what it would cost to eliminate tax deductions, credits and exemptions on some 125 separate economic transactions in dozens of industries. Continue Reading
The benefits for the health and especially for the classrooms of New Mexico are enormous. Continue Reading
A vote on both the tax bill and the fiscal year 2018 budget are scheduled for Friday. Continue Reading
Rep. Jason Harper’s bill to reform the state’s gross receipts tax now moves to the Senate. Continue Reading