state budgets /tags/state-budgets state budgets en-US Copyright Thu, 20 Mar 2025 19:55:08 GMT NM Senate passes record $10.8B budget for FY 2026 with additions /public-health-new-mexico/2025-03-20/nm-senate-passes-record-10-8b-budget-for-fy-2026-with-additions The Senate has passed New Mexico's budget for next year at a record $10.8 billion with an amendment adding even more investments, meaning the bill will have to head back to the House for another full floor vote before the Governor gets a chance to sign it into law. Thu, 20 Mar 2025 19:55:08 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2025-03-20/nm-senate-passes-record-10-8b-budget-for-fy-2026-with-additions Daniel Montaño NM environment secretary says it’s unclear when EPA will crack down on Permian Basin air pollution /local-news/2023-12-18/nm-environment-secretary-says-its-unclear-when-epa-will-crack-down-on-permian-basin-air-pollution Earlier this year, New Mexico Environment Secretary James Kenney said the Environmental Protection Agency would declare parts of the Permian Basin in New Mexico and Texas an Ozone Nonattainment Area by the end of the year. However, as 2023 comes to a close, the EPA still hasn’t made its move. Mon, 18 Dec 2023 22:44:58 GMT /local-news/2023-12-18/nm-environment-secretary-says-its-unclear-when-epa-will-crack-down-on-permian-basin-air-pollution Nash Jones Staff shortages are a top priority for water conservationists in upcoming legislative session /local-news/2023-10-10/staff-shortages-are-a-top-priority-for-water-conservationists-in-upcoming-legislative-session In a letter to lawmakers and state agencies like the departments of Energy Minerals and Natural Resources and Agriculture, some 16 different conservation organizations are highlighting the dire need for adequate staff funding to ensure current and future state investments in water conservation are utilized to their full potential. Tue, 10 Oct 2023 19:24:22 GMT /local-news/2023-10-10/staff-shortages-are-a-top-priority-for-water-conservationists-in-upcoming-legislative-session Bryce Dix Uncertainty Surrounds Trump's Unemployment Order /2020-08-11/uncertainty-surrounds-trumps-unemployment-order President Donald Trump says an executive order he signed on Saturday funds a $400 weekly supplement to unemployment benefits. But it likely won't be as... Tue, 11 Aug 2020 19:20:28 GMT /2020-08-11/uncertainty-surrounds-trumps-unemployment-order Madelyn Beck, Madelyn Beck