Budget special session possibilities
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Tough decisions cannot be avoided at this time. Continue Reading
New Mexico doesn’t have to stay on this impoverished path
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The bottom line is that we’re stuck – and we’ve remained stuck through leadership from Democrats and leadership from Republicans and leadership from bipartisan coalitions. The roots of our problems are deeper than any ideology can solve. Continue Reading
It’s time to put our budget cards on the table
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We are all in this together. It is time for a serious discussion of the way forward. Continue Reading
NMSU won’t seek tuition hike this year even if the state cuts funding
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NMSU padded cuts it made earlier this year with an extra $1.5 million in anticipation of another possible reduction in state funding. Continue Reading
Budget crisis requires responsible cuts and reliable revenue sources
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Senate Democrats want a brief special session to address one issue: the urgent budget crisis that faces our state. Continue Reading
The surreal politics of a billionaire’s tax loophole
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Hillary Clinton has gone even further than Donald Trump in promising to kill a tax break that benefits some of the wealthiest people in finance. So why are private equity titans giving all their campaign money to Clinton? Continue Reading
State’s budget crunch calls for responsible leadership
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When many politicians tell you government should “tighten its belt,” notice they never describe exactly what they mean. That’s because their “solutions” hurt real people. Continue Reading
How tax cuts for the powerful are behind the backlogs
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It seems that every week there is a new story in the newspaper showing the consequences of choosing tax cuts for the powerful over public investment. Continue Reading
NMSU is preparing for another state funding cut
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New Mexico State University is preparing for an increasingly likely additional reduction in state funding that could necessitate more budget cuts — or increases in tuition and fees. Continue Reading
NM needs to raise teacher pay, not cut education funding
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There’s no place else to cut, so we must raise revenue. Continue Reading
Gimme a break! IRS tax loophole can reward excessive water use in drought-stricken West
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Experts fear tax deductions for water use as a “depleted asset” could actually worsen the crisis in New Mexico and elsewhere as rivers and reservoirs dry up. 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
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
Q&A: Auditor Keller says better funding his office would protect tax dollars
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At a time when his office is dealing with budget cuts, State Auditor Tim Keller says a better funded State Auditor’s Office “would be the single best way to protect taxpayer dollars in New Mexico.” Continue Reading