Reinstating Food Tax Not the Best Solution
Commentary by Bill Jordan, NMVC Policy Director, Albuquerque Journal (Dec. 21, 2009; pdf)
Effectiveness of NM's Incentives a Mystery
by Dennis Domrzalski, New Mexico Business Weekly (Dec. 11, 2009; pdf)
Task Force Eyes Taxes Budget shortfall puts all tax breaks at risk
by Todd Dickson, Las Cruces Bulletin (Dec. 4, 2009; pdf)
Tax Junk Food, Not Fruit, Veggies and Baby Food
Commentary by Fred Nathan and Allen Sanchez (Albuquerque Journal, Santa Fe New Mexican, Hobbs News-Sun, Artesia Daily Press, Taos News, De Baca County News, Las Cruces Sun-News, Silver City Sun-News, Las Cruces Bulletin, Independent, Ruidoso News, Rio Grande Sun, Sangre de Cristo Chronicle, Cibola County Beacon, Carlsbad Current Argus, Aztec Local News-Talon, Clovis News Journal, nmpolitics.net) (Dec. 3, 2009; pdf)
Editor's Notebook: Bill's Black Hole A few modest proposals for closing the budget gap, post-gravy train
Commentary by David Fryxell, Desert Exposure (Dec. 2009)
Tax Hike Group Tangles Over Options Increases weighed for food, income
by Dan Boyd, Albuquerque Journal (Nov. 20, 2009; pdf)
Governor Names Deficit Task Force Forty members come from industries, groups across the board
by Steve Terrell, Santa Fe New Mexican (Nov. 14, 2009; pdf)
Proposed Food, Income Tax Would Help Balance Budge
by Barry Massey, Associated Press (Santa Fe New Mexican, Las Cruces Sun-News, Silver City Sun-News, Clovis News Journal, Artesia Daily Press, Roswell Daily Record, and Portales News-Tribune) (Dec. 28, 2009; pdf)
Report Shows New Mexico Has a Regressive Tax System
by Marjorie Childress, New Mexico Independent (Nov. 19, 2009)
Health Care Reform Is Going to Save Lives
Commentary by Eric Griego, NMVC Executive Director, Albuquerque Journal (Nov. 16, 2009; pdf)
Kid Bills: Balance Needed in State Budget Battle
Commentary by Bill Jordan, NMVC Policy Director, New Mexico Kids! (Nov.-Dec. 2009)
Cuts to Budget Need Careful Consideration
Commentary by Adair Waldenberg, Journal North (Oct. 18, 2009; pdf)
Balancing Act a Bad Idea Governor's budget plans are inadequate
Commentary by Chris Erickson, Las Cruces Bulletin (Oct. 16, 2009; pdf)
Income Tax Data Unavailable
by Elaine Baumgartel, KUNM FM (Oct. 16, 2009)
NM Should Report "Hidden" Tax Credits, Experts Say
by Trip Jennings, New Mexico Independent (Oct. 15, 2009)
Albuquerque's New Mayor Faces a 'Grim' Economy
by Marjorie Childress, New Mexico Independent (Oct. 8, 2009)
Coalition of Groups Call for a Different Look at the State Budget
by Sarah Gustavus, KUNM FM (Sept. 22, 2009)
We Can't Afford the 2003 Income Tax Cuts
Commentary by Bill Jordan, NMVC Policy Director, New Mexico Independent (Sept. 22, 2009)
Medicaid Program May See Cuts
by Elaine Baumgartel, KUNM FM (Sept. 11, 2009)
New Mexico Has Nation's 2nd Highest Uninsured Rate
by Barry Massey, Associated Press (Santa Fe New Mexican, Farmington Daily Times, Los Alamos Monitor, Clovis News Journal, Artesia Daily Press, and Deming Headlight) (Sept. 11, 2009; pdf)
Group Seeks Public Meetings for Deficit Talks
by Barry Massey, Associated Press (Las Cruces Sun-News, Farmington Daily Times, Portales News Tribune, and Artesia Daily Press) (Sept. 10, 2009; pdf)
Governor Resists Tax Cut Repeal at Session
by Kate Nash, Santa Fe New Mexican, Taos News (Sept. 3, 2009; pdf)
More Groups Say Repeal Tax Cuts, But Gov Stands Firm
by Trip Jennings, New Mexico Independent (Sept. 3, 2009)
Children Need Aid of Whole Village
Commentary by Nancy Jo Archer, NMVC Board Chair, Albuquerque Journal (Sept. 3, 2009; pdf)
NM Looks to Cutting Medicaid to Control Costs
by Barry Massey, Associated Press (Santa Fe New Mexican, Las Cruces Sun-News, Carlsbad Current-Argus, and Portales News-Tribune) (Aug. 22, 2009; pdf)
All She Wrote: Budget Balancing Actually Involves a Cut or Two
Commentary by Sherry Robinson, New Mexico News Service (Ruidoso News, Gallup Independent, Hobbs Sun-News, Artesia Daily Press, Roswell Daily Record, and Raton Range) (Sept. 9, 2009; pdf)
One NM Senator Says He's Prepared to Filibuster October Special Session
by David Alire Garcia, New Mexico Independent (Aug. 18, 2009)
Advocacy Group Calls for Roll Back of Tax Cuts for Wealthy
by Elaine Baumgartel and Eric Mack, KUNM FM (Aug. 17, 2009)
Groups Push Tax Increase as Budget Fix Advocates say lawmakers should be wary of making too many cuts to education, services
by Barry Massey, Associated Press (Santa Fe New Mexican, Silver City Sun-News, Portales News-Tribune, and Clovis News Journal) (Aug. 14, 2009; pdf)
State Official Disagrees with Chavez That Stimulus is Crappy
by Marjorie Childress, New Mexico Independent (Aug. 10, 2009)
Public Plan Must be an Option
Letter to the Editor by Nick Estes, NMVC Senior Policy analyst, Albuquerque Journal (July 8, 2009; pdf)
Support for Public Health Care Option Grows
by Eric Mack, KUNM FM (July 3, 2009)
Kid Bills: Health Care Reform and the Public Option
Commentary by Bill Jordan, NMVC Policy Director, New Mexico KIDS! (July-August 2009)
Happy to be in Last Place—Again
Commentary by Sharon Kayne, NMVC Communications Director, Las Cruces Bulletin (June 19, 2009; pdf)
What's the ROI? Evaluations of state's incentives go MIA
by Dennis Domrzalski, New Mexico Business Weekly (June 12, 1009; pdf)
Business in Brief: State's Jobless Numbers Continue to Increase
Santa Fe New Mexican (May 18, 2009; pdf)
State's Unemployment Rate Continues to Climb
Ruidoso News, Deming Headlight (May 15, 2009; pdf)
Tax Refund Lenders Reap Millions in New Mexico
by Elaine Baumgartel and Eric Mack, KUNM FM (May 13, 2009)
Obama to Urge Credit Card Reform at Rio Rancho Town Hall
by Gwyneth Doland, New Mexico Independent (May 13, 2009)
New Mexico Dodged Bullet on Social Services But Revenue Worries Remain
by Megan Kamerick, New Mexico Business Weekly (May 1, 2009)
Kid Bills: What the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Means to Kids
Commentary by Bill Jordan, NMVC Policy Director, New Mexico Kids! (May-June 2009)
Accountability is the Missing Element in NM Tax-Break System
Commentary by Walt Rubel, Silver City Sun-News, Alamogordo Daily News (April 26, 2009; pdf)
Treat Tax Breaks Like Other Spending
Commentary by Gerry Bradley, NMVC Research Director, Albuquerque Journal (April 20, 2009; pdf)
Group Protests Taxes
Sierra County Sentinel (April 17, 2009; pdf)
Albuquerque Tea Party Protests Taxes, Administration
by Julie LaJeunesse, KUNM FM (April 16, 2009)
NM Protesters Concerned About Government Spending
by Melanie Dabovich, Associated Press (Alamogordo Daily News and Artesia News) (April 16, 2009; pdf)
If Taxes Aren't Your Cup of Tea... (pdf)
Editorial, Las Cruces Sun-News (April 15, 2009; pdf)
Beware the Hidden Cost of an Early Tax Refund
Commentary by Leslie Bowman, NMVC Intern, New Mexico Independent (April 13, 2009)
Long Day, Night at Roundhouse
by Kate Nash, Santa Fe New Mexican (Mar. 18, 2009; pdf)
TIDDs These Days
by Benito Aragon, Local Dialogue... New Mexico (Mar. 8, 2009)
Measure Proposes Business Tax Advisory Committee
by Marjorie Childress, New Mexico Independent (Mar. 5, 2009)
Money on the Mesa How Albuquerque's massive new "jobs first" development benefits from some interesting financial tools
by Andrew Webb, Planning Magazine (March 2009; pdf)
Kid Bills: A Lost Job Means More Than Lost Income
Commentary by Bill Jordan, NMVC Policy Director, New Mexico Kids! (March–April 2009)
