A lawsuit against Albuquerque Public Schools for alleged discriminatory remarks against a Native American student can move forward, the New Mexico Court of Appeals ruled last week. The New Mexico Court of Appeals decided that APS must adhere to state anti-discriminatory laws and the case has been remanded back to district court to be heard […]
A legislative report found about $3.1 billion in unused capital outlay funds for FY23’s third quarter. This is according to the Legislative Finance Committee’s quarterly capital outlay reports, which were presented by LFC analyst Cally Carswell on May 23. The outstanding capital funds includes $1.8 billion in unspent funds for projects authorized by the legislature […]
The New Mexico economy, as of May 23, is doing well. It is going so well that state economists raised revenue estimates in the two fiscal years leading up to this year’s legislative session. That’s what the Legislative Finance Committee post-session report released on Tuesday said. “Recurring revenues for [Fiscal Year 2023] were estimated at […]
Unemployment rates in New Mexico remained unchanged from March, but are down compared to last year. The Department of Workforce Solutions monitors unemployment insurance claim numbers and is watching the then numbers closely as they are reported. The DWS also does not make speculations about what may come should the debt ceiling talks fail and […]
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