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Archive of New Mexico on Monday November 02, 2009
NM: Lawmakers say governor using scare tactics on budget cuts
To some, it sounds like the latest in a list of Halloween-type scares: If Gov. Bill Richardson signs the budget cuts lawmakers approved last week, state parks could close, firefighters could get less training, public employees could be furloughed and there could be "an inability to provide sanitary conditions in parks statewide." Read More
NM: Legislative leaders urge Guv to not cut Medicaid
Acknowledging the Governor's opinion that their budget fix may not protect the state's medicaid program from cuts "may very well be correct," New Mexico legislative leaders delivered a letter to Gov. Bill Richardson today, urging him not to make cuts to Medicaid, the program that provides health care funding for at least 450,000 low-income New Mexicans. Read More
NM: Get ready for challengers, educators' union warns state lawmakers
New Mexico state lawmakers struggled to pass a mid-year state budget fix last week, but in a possible sign of how difficult things may become politically, at least one public employee union is already throwing out a seldom-used threat in New Mexico: Democratic lawmakers, we'll work to unseat you if you cut education. Read More
NM: Firm faces big fine, possible loss of contract
A firm that took over management of the state's behavioral health care system July 1 has not paid millions of dollars to nonprofits and other companies for work they have completed, the state said Friday. Read More
WY: Study finds west is best for sleep
If you're feeling well rested this morning, it might be because you live out West. Read More
Spending limits, gambling top fiscal 2009 ballot measures
 The national spotlight may be focused Nov. 3 on elections for governor in New Jersey and Virginia, but voters elsewhere could take action to profoundly change the way their states get and spend taxpayers’ money.
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