Posts Tagged ‘budget shortfall’
COVID-19 Response: Emergency Session, Day One
In episode 77 we dive into the state’s special legislative session that started today. The primary reason for the emergency meeting is to address the unexpected budget shortfall brought on by COVID-19 and the decimation of oil and gas markets that provide much of New Mexico’s public funding. Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, however, has asked…
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June 19, 2020 – Following a Supreme Court decision to allow state lawmakers to ban the public and lobbyists from the state Capitol, the New Mexico Legislature opened a pandemic-spurred special session Thursday. Lawmakers need to patch holes in the current budget and the next fiscal year, which starts July 1. The latter is a…
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