Santa Fe – This year’s legislative session kicks off Tuesday at noon and is scheduled to end after thirty days on Thursday, February 15th. The bills that make it out of both houses have until March 7th to be signed by the governor or are automatically vetoed by the so-called pocket veto. Due to the…
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Dax is the Digital Director, Editor, and contributor for The New Mexico Politico. He has worked in government affairs, data analytics, and public relations for over 15 years and is a graduate of New Mexico State University with a background in Finance, Marketing, and Risk Management.
How Will Tax Reform Impact New Mexico?
The GOP‘s $1.5 trillion tax overhaul won congressional approval early Wednesday morning and is expected to be signed into law by President Trump. So how will New Mexicans be impacted? In a nutshell, most New Mexicans will get a tax cut – at least for the next eight years. But the answer is a little…
What Tuesday’s Results Mean for Republicans
Last night’s municipal elections in Las Cruces saw progressives claim victory in every race they participated in, which also saw a roughly 2% increase in voter participation from that last time those districts held elections (so much for an anti-Trump backlash). Turnout barely broke into the double digits unlike Albuquerque’s historic 29% turnout last month.…
Crib Sheet: October 10th, 2017
“There’s hope. I think there’s a light at the end of the tunnel, but it’s maybe not as bright as we’d like it to be.” – State Representative Larry Larrañaga, on the state’s budget woes. The Albuquerque Journal took a look at the state’s volatile operating budget over the last nine years. The Crib Sheet…