The Albuquerque metro area is one of six metro areas to have reached pre-recession levels of output according to a report by the Brookings Institute tracking the economic recession and recovery in metro areas. Albuquerque still, however, has not reached pre-recession levels of unemployment and is not one of [...]
Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Turner’s second television ad of the election cycle started running Friday. While the first was a general, introductory ad, this one focuses on the economy.
Here it is:
Turner campaign spokesman Zack Ireland said the ad is running statewide on cable but isn’t on any broadcast [...]
The Maloof FamilyThe Senate and the House are back in session and the topic of discussion is mostly on two fronts, health care reform and Afghanistan. However, a new study by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), showing that the stimulus program has helped the economy, has also been a topic of discussion.
Tonight, [...]
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Here’s another sign of how the poor economy is affecting New Mexico: state data show that 70,000 more New Mexicans are using food stamps than just a year ago.
According to data from the New Mexico Human Services Department, individual use of [...]
According to the Project for Excellence in Journalism, former Alaska Governor and Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin was the third-most discussed news story of the week from November 16-22, trailing only health care and the economy. The “uproar created by a recommendation that women [...]
Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce president (and blogger) Simon Brackley passes along this chart, compiled from Chamber members’ responses to the question, “If a declining economy forces you to have to cut business expenses in the year ahead, will you cut?”
(Presumably, there should be an ellipsis after “will you [...]
