Posts Tagged ‘budget’
The Line: New State Budget Estimate Is Bleak
June 24, 2016 – During an interim legislative meeting on Monday, the director of the Legislative Finance Committee told lawmakers that the budget is bleaker than originally expected. According to the Albuquerque Journal, David Abbey, Director of LFC, told the committee that New Mexico is running “on fumes.” State lawmakers originally thought revenue would be higher when they approved a…
Read MoreThe Line: State Budget Woes
June 24, 2016 – Host Gene Grant and the Line opinion panelists discuss concerns from legislators that the state may face additional budget cuts. Line Panelists: Merritt Allen, Vox Optima Dan Foley, former New Mexico house minority whip Eric Griego, former New Mexico state senator Sophie Martin, attorney and editor of DukeCityFix.com
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