Photo: MG BralleyWednesday was the first day to pre-file legislation for the legislative session that begins January 19, and among the 15 bills posted on the New Mexico Legislature’s Web site late Wednesday is one that proposes a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between one man and one woman.
During the regular [...]
Maine Gov. John Baldacci this week will submit a budget proposal that assumes Congress will pass additional stimulus measures, Stateline.org reports today. That begs the question, How many other states, including New Mexico, will make the same assumption going into legislative session at the start of next year? (New [...]
As New Mexico’s state lawmakers approach next month’s regular legislative session with pleas to raise taxes ringing in their heads, they need to know they’re not alone. Twenty-nine states raised taxes or fees this year, bringing in an estimated $23.9 billion — the highest increase since at least 1979, [...]
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The Courts, Corrections and Justice Committee unanimously approved a proposed bill that would create a state ethics commission at a meeting this week. The legislation will be introduced during January’s legislative session.
Committee co-chairs Sen. Peter Wirth, D-Santa Fe, and Rep. Al Park, D-Albuquerque, praised the decision.
“The Committee’s action [...]
State Auditor Hector Balderas plans to push legislation in January that would make it a crime to intentionally hinder an audit and would suspend state appropriations to government agencies that don’t complete required annual audits.
The auditor announced on Tuesday that he plans two bills in the legislative session that [...]
Today, New Mexico Auditor Hector Balderas announced at the interim committee on Courts, Corrections, and Justice that he would introduce two bills this upcoming legislative session. The first bill would amend the Audit Act to make it unlawful to make a false, misleading or [...]
A debate has erupted in Maryland over higher taxes levied against the state’s wealthiest residents, according to Stateline.org. It’s of interest here in New Mexico because raising income tax rates on the state’s wealthiest residents will be a major issue in the coming January legislative session in Santa Fe [...]
Governor Bill Richardson today announced he has formed a task force to study a variety of proposals to help balance the State’s budget. The task force will thoroughly review and scrutinize new revenue options as well as seek public input on the options before the regular legislative session gets underway [...]
