Former Sen. John Arthur Smith, the conservative-leaning Democrat from Deming who served the head of the Senate Finance Committee for more than a decade relinquished his position earlier this year…
The results from Larry Barker's recent investigation into state spending at the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) will have taxpayers asking "where was the accountability?" In 2004 state legislators approved…
CNN Business and Moody's Analytics have joined together in creating a national "Back To Normal" index for rating and evaluating states recoveries to pre-covid levels. The index was created using…
State legislators from both sides of the aisle are continuing to scrutinize the Governor’s appropriation of more than $30 million in state funding during the early days of the pandemic.…
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed legislation Tuesday that will offer $400 million in low-interest loans to small businesses and nonprofits in New Mexico that have endured economic damage as a…
The special legislative session, which officially ended Monday evening, 6/22/20, was called to address significant budget issues as well as some needs by businesses hurt by the economic shutdown.Unsustainable budget…
This week state legislators will return to the capital for a special (closed door) legislative session to address pressing issues facing the New Mexico, namely the massive $2 billion hole…
On Wednesday the office of the Governor and State Legislative Finance Committee unveiled thier proposals for fixing the the $2 billion deficit in New Mexico’s budget. Both plans offered solutions…
With an eye on the state's budget shortfalls and widespread business woes from COVID-19, legislators are working on solutions, but seem to be unsure about what they'll be aside from…
In a new conference held shortly after the end of the 2020 legislative session, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham sounded interested in the possibility of paying legislators a standard salary for…