Oil rigs can be seen in the Loco Hills field along U.S. Highway 82 in Eddy County, near Artesia, N.M., one of the most active regions of the Permian Basin. Government budgets are booming in New Mexico thanks to oil. But a budget flush with petroleum cash has a side effect: It also puts the spotlight on how difficult it is for New Mexico and other states to turn their rhetoric on tackling climate change into reality. (Jeri Clausing / AP)
SANTA FE, N.M. — Thanks to oil tax revenues, government budgets are booming in New Mexico.
That means teacher salaries are up. New Mexico residents can go to an in-state college tuition-free. Mothers get medical care for a year after childbirth. And criminal justice initiatives are being funded that aim to reduce urban violence.
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