The New Mexico state Senate has advanced a new budget scenario that would cut state government deeper than other plans that have been introduced.The proposal, Senate Bill 15, would cut state agencies by $314 million, including a 6 percent cut to public education.On Monday morning, the Senate Committee on Committees ruled the bill “germane” on [...]
How public libraries can overcome budget cuts through cultural, educational, and business partnerships By Thomas Badgett In the current difficult economic times, libraries of all sizes and types face budget cuts, often quite severe. At the same time the need and demand for library services surges. In order to minimize cutbacks [...]
A possible deal to close this year’s huge budgetary shortfall emerged from a powerful House committee late Wednesday night. The bill that would trim $220 million in expenses, including $54 million in cuts from K-12 education, cleared the House Appropriations and Finance Committee on a 11 to 6 vote. It still needs to pass the [...]