Posts by Myah Wilmarth
Budget Windfall Anticipated
September 3, 2021 – The Line opinion panel takes a closer look at the implications of a predicted $1.4 billion surplus in the state’s next budget year. Lawmakers and the governor are already rolling out ideas to spend it, while others caution against yet another ratcheting up of the state’s baseline costs. The group weighs…
Read MoreSunny Budget Forecast as Unemployment Boost Expires, and Afghanistan Perspectives
This week, New Mexico in Focus searches for perspective on the end of the war in Afghanistan and the resulting humanitarian crisis as tens of thousands of Afghans look to flee Taliban rule. Gene Grant speaks with local café owner Mula Akbar, who came to the U.S. in the late ‘80s. Matt Grubs speaks with software developer…
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