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AECF: 2010 KIDS COUNT Data Book
This annual report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation ranks the states on indicators of child well being. New Mexico ranks 46th this year. (July 2010; 60 pages)
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| First Focus: Children's Budget 2010 Children are less of a priority in the federal budget than they used to be. In fact, for every new federal non-defense dollar, just one penny is spent on children’s programs.
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WPFP: Still Working Hard, Still Falling Short A follow up to their "Working Hard, Falling Short" report (2004), this documents how many more working families have fallen into poverty—even as the economy experienced growth.
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This First Focus books details child issues—and the policies that best address them—from early care and education to child abuse, minority and immigrant children, and child tax credits. • Request a free copy (Sept. 2008; 236 pages) |
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ECM: Homeland Insecurity
Lays out six issues central to children’s well being (health care, abuse and neglect, our prison population, early care and education, after-school programs, and poverty), illustrates problems, and poses solutions. • Download (July 2008; 26 pages; pdf) |
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Brief: Evidence Shows that Tax Cuts Lose Revenue • Download (July 2008; 2 pages; pdf)
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Families USA: Bad Medicine: The President's Medicaid Regulations Will Weaken New Mexico's Economy
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Geography Matters
Shows that which state you’re born in makes a big difference in determining how well you will fare as an adult. New Mexico ranks in the bottom ten in most of the report's indicators. • Download (April 2008; 12 pages; pdf) |
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CBPP Brief: Where Do Our Taxes Go?
In fiscal year 2007, the federal government spent $2.7 trillion. Ever wonder how such a big chunk of change could be spent? It's all explained in this easy-to-understand brief and colorful pie chart. • Download (April 2008; 4 pages; pdf) |
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Pulling Apart: A State-by-State Analysis of Income Trends New Mexico has one of the highest income inequality rates in the nation—and it's grown.
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| One in 100: Behind Bars in America Report by the Pew Center on the States looks at the rising social and financial costs of America’s burgeoning prison system—the largest in the world. • Download (March 2008; 40 pages; pdf)
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2007 Nonpartisan Congressional Scorecard
Annual scorecard put out by the Children's Defense Fund Action Council ranking the states based on how their congressional delegations voted on ten key bills during 2007.
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The State of State Disclosure: An Evaluation of Online Public Information About Economic Development Subsidies, Procurement Contracts and Lobbying Activities New Mexico is among the states that do a dismal job of making information about economic development subsidies available to the public.
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Paying the Price: The Impact of Immigration Raids on America’s Children
This Urban Institute report for the National Council of La Raza shows that for every two immigrants detained in workplace raids, one child is left behind. Also details how the community groups that help them are impacted.
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| Global Warming and the Future of Coal: The Path to Carbon Capture and Storage Switching from a reliance on dirty non-renewable petroleum to cleaner renewable sources like wind and sun power would not only benefit our planet, but would allow us to build a green economy here at home. • Download (June 2007; 68 pages; pdf)
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Brief: 99% of New Mexicans Are Net Losers Under Bush Tax and Spending Policies
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| Fact Sheet: New Mexico's Structural Deficit • Download (May 2005; pdf)
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| Data: Social Security Essentials Total amount in Social Security benefits received in New Mexico, broken down by county. • Download (April 2005; pdf)
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Family Resource Simulator Shows at what point a family encounters the "cliff effect" and to what extent it puts them back financially. The tool can calculate the cliff effect for a variety of different family configurations based on earnings and the cost of living in six New Mexico areas. A companion publication, Making Work Supports Work, gives more background on the issue and some policy solutions.
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Online Calculators Three online calculators allow you to determine tax or spending numbers in the context of the total U.S. budget, compare the cost of owning a home relative to renting, and calculate your future monthly Social Security benefits based on your age, marital status and income level.
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