Skip to content

The Line: Proposed Reforms To Capital Outlay Process

Three people sitting at a table talking to each other.

October 9, 2015 – Think New Mexico, a Santa Fe-based think tank, proposed major reforms to the state’s capital outlay process this week. Think New Mexico recommends that the legislature and governor enact legislation to create an independent Capital Outlay Planning Board. The board would include experts appointed by both the legislative and executive branches.…

Read More

The Line: March 20, 2015

A group of people sitting around a table.

Democratic State Senator Phil Griego resigned last weekend over his support as a lawmaker for a state real estate deal that he made money on as a broker. This week’s line opinion panelists react to the resignation and talk about whether citizen lawmakers in New Mexico need more training and oversight when it comes to ethics. Also this…

Read More