Posts by Ashley Rammelsberg
Is New Mexico’s Tax Structure Fair?
January 27, 2017— This week on New Mexico in Focus, we look at one lawmaker’s proposal to close the loopholes in our tax system that he says have left it looking like a block of Swiss cheese. Plus, we talk to a tax policy expert who says politics destroyed a well-intentioned tax system. Is the…
Read MoreThe Line: States Around Us Are Growing, But New Mexico’s Population Stagnant
February 3, 2017 – Michael Coleman of the Albuquerque Journal reported earlier this week about New Mexico’s declining population. Coleman points to a fall in oil and gas prices, which led to fewer jobs and lower state revenue in recent years. Brain Sanderoff, president of the Research and Polling Inc, told the paper: “People will…
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