by Paul Gessing | Jan 17, 2020 | Economy, Legislature, Notable News, Tax and Budget, Top Issues, Videos
In the wake of 2019’s disastrous legislative session, 2020’s 30-day session has the potential to be a return to sanity. But, as this KOAT Channel 7 story notes, Gov. Lujan Grisham has outlined an ambitious agenda. The Foundation was given an opportunity to...
by Paul Gessing | Jan 14, 2020 | Economy, Legislature, Notable News, Tax and Budget, Taxes, Top Issues
The following appeared in the Ruidoso News on January 14, 2020. Gov. Lujan Grisham recently released her budget to be considered by the Legislature in the upcoming 30 day session. As expected, there is a lot of new spending thanks to the continued growth of oil and...
by Paul Gessing | Jan 6, 2020 | Economy, Legislature, Notable News, Tax and Budget, Top Issues
The 2020 session is “only” 30 days long, but as we saw in 2019, a lot of damage can be done in a relatively short time. Considering the “progressive” makeup of the Legislature, there are issues (like Right to Work and Davis/Bacon reform) that simply will not be put...
by Paul Gessing | Dec 11, 2019 | Economy, Legislature, Notable News, Tax and Budget, Top Issues
The following appeared in the Current-Argus on December 11, 2019. According to the latest estimates from Santa Fe the state’s general fund budget is expected to be $7.882 billion next fiscal year. When Gov. Martinez left office in 2018 the budget was “only” $6.3...
by Paul Gessing | Dec 5, 2019 | Economy, Legislature, Local Government, Notable News, Tax and Budget, Taxes, Top Issues
The following appeared in the Albuquerque Journal on December 4, 2019. Like so many in the metro area, I was impressed by the outpouring of support and high quality of play by the New Mexico United in its inaugural season. Considering the timing of United’s success,...
by Paul Gessing | Nov 5, 2019 | Economy, Legislature, Notable News, Tax and Budget, Taxes, Top Issues
The Legislative Finance Committee has published the requests of New Mexico government agencies for FY 2021. Last year the Legislature increased general fund spending by a robust 12 percent, but with oil production growing rapidly and prices per-barrel holding stable,...
