726 Views Portales, NM – March 22, 2024 – Eastern New Mexico University received 16.6 million from the state legislature for campus improvements from the 2024 legislative session.
665 Views SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico lawmakers are going to see a 50% increase in retirement payouts. The governor has already signed that bill into law, but critics say that the increase was passed quietly.
791 Views SANTA FE, N.M. – All joint resolutions that make it out of the Roundhouse have to be put on the ballot during the next general election. This year, the Legislature passed three joint resolutions: one dealing with land jurisdiction at Kirkland Air Force Base, another making changes to
755 Views Former contract workers believe issues aren’t being addressed with urgency. “The citizens of New Mexico need to know that these programs serve them, and right now they’re not serving them.” The man speaking does not want his name made public, but is a former contract worker for the Human
724 Views SANTA FE, N.M. — We have reached the halfway point of the 30-day legislative session, and the new proposed state budget has also crossed the halfway point.
696 Views New Mexico is in the middle of its 30-day session – one of the shortest in the entire nation. It also has the only unpaid lawmakers. Advocates say legislators should be compensated and sessions should be longer so there is enough time to pass bills.
840 Views SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Tuesday, January 23, lawmakers are still working in committees to launch the discussion of a range of bills. Today, a handful of environment-related tax credits are up for discussion.
704 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – For at least as long as Albuquerque has been talking about swimming pools, we’ve heard about reforming the way the state helps pays for projects like that.
708 Views SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico holds over 13 million acres of land and generates massive amounts of revenue from those holdings. Now, the State Land Office has announced it earned record-breaking revenue in fiscal year 2023, much of which will go to education.
713 Views New Mexico is looking to help school districts transition to electric school buses. The School Bus Modernization Act would provide New Mexico school districts the option to renew aging diesel buses with clean Electric School buses, overcoming disincentives to adopt them.
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