It’s all over but the sighing. The New Mexico Legislature adjourned sine die at noon today, leaving the state with a budget package that ensures the really hard work is yet to come and will occur in the trenches.
The mandatory bills for the 30-day...
The final four days loom large in the roundhouse as capital outlay bills are centered in the house while the senate gets to deal with the budget.
Over the weekend, the Senate Finance Committee, as promised, further cut FY 17 budget expectations to more...
“Maybe next year” is the new mantra of the 2016 legislative session. “Maybe next year there will be money for compensation increases.” “Maybe next year there will be more money for behavioral health, or early childhood education, or higher...
The 2015 session of the NM Legislature commences Tuesday Jan. 20, at noon with the opening session featuring Governor Susana Martinez delivering the State of the State. For the next 60 days, legislators and the executive branch will be wrangling with a great many varied issues, though none will be more important than crafting the FY 16 state budget.
Good evening. Happy end of the work week.Governor Susana Martinez today signed House Bill 2, the state general appropriations act, but with vetoes Thanks to HSC budget analyst Vanessa Hawker, supplemented with verbiage from the Governor's executive ...