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Prescribed Burning Act Passes New Mexico Senate
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Santa Fe Sunday, the Prescribed Burning Act, an Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) priority bill, passed the New Mexico Senate with a 37-1 vote.
The bill, sponsored by Reps. Matthew McQueen and Gail Armstrong and Senators Peter Wirth and Pat Woods, focuses on managing our forests for a changing climate and aims to prevent future catastrophic fires. Having previously passed the House, the bill now goes to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham for signature.
“Passage of this bill highlights the importance of bringing everyone to the table to produce common-sense legislation that all New Mexicans can support,” EMNRD Secretary Sarah Cottrell Propst said. “I applaud State Forester Laura McCarthy for her expert coordination in getting this bill passed, our sponsors for their tireless work, and the many community members who voiced support for this bill.”
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Mar. 14—Wealthier New Mexicans, as well as corporations earning more than $500,000 annually, would pay a higher tax rate under legislation the Senate Tax, Business and Transportation Committee passed on a party-line 7-4 vote Saturday. The proposal to raise the personal and corporate income tax rate for higher earners is part of an effort to increase and expand two tax break programs that are .
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State officials predict New Mexico will not return to pre-pandemic employment levels until late 2023. Even that’s a rosy scenario. The Congressional Budget Office forecasts national employment won’t regain pre-pandemic levels until 2024.
Despite those ominous projections, lawmakers are moving forward with a slew of anti-business and anti-consumer proposals that, if passed, will ensure it takes years to rebuild the state’s economy. Most of these bills are aimed at helping low-income New Mexicans and their families. But legislative leaders are failing to take into account the impact this bundle of bills would have on businesses of all sizes – and recognize that punishing businesses punishes New Mexico’s recovery. A broken economy impacts all New Mexicans, regardless of their income level.