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New Mexico’s promise of free child care comes with a fiscal escape hatch

An ambitious program to provide free universal child care to working families in New Mexico is being enshrined into law

The Independent UK · Feb 19

New Mexico Again Debates Greenhouse Gas Reductions as Snow Melts

Lawmakers table bill to expand use of oilfield wastewater and shoot down another that would restrict drone use around “critical” infrastructure.

Capital & Main · Feb 11

In Democratic New Mexico, Oil and Gas Legislation Doesn’t Pass

Sixty days and 1,182 bills later, state legislators take a pass on oil and gas reforms.

Capital & Main · Apr 4, 2025

New Mexico legislators back slower, sustained growth in government programs with budget plan

Leading New Mexico lawmakers are recommending a 5.9% increase in general fund spending for the coming fiscal year amid a windfall in oil-related income

The Independent UK · Jan 6, 2024

New Mexico, the No. 2 oil-producing US state, braces for possible end to income bonanza

New Mexico is bracing for the possibility that a bonanza in oil income for the nation's No. 2 oil producing state will end if the world's thirst for oil falters

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2023

New Mexico Senate Committee Rushes Debate on Money Earmarked for Dead Bill

Lawmakers complain of last-second changes and a lack of transparency surrounding the reappropriation of $50 million in funding.

Capital & Main · Mar 10, 2023