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The Line: State Drawing On Reserves For Current Operations

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March 25, 2016 – New Mexico is now using reserve funds to help pay for operations during the current fiscal year. Falling oil and gas prices have had a significant impact on the state budget. Were reserve funds the right way to address the current shortfall? What happens later this year if the state still isn’t bringing in…

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The Line: Tax Credits For Big Business

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March 18, 2016 – A new report caught our attention recently. Good Jobs First concluded that 70 percent of tax credits in New Mexico have gone to out of state companies instead of local business. The numbers in our state were similar to the findings in two other states in the report, “Slicing the Budget…

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