Infographic Despite shrinking revenue, lawmakers in the 2015 legislative session are considering enacting more corporate income tax cuts. It's enough to make one wonder if we've entered the Tax Cut Twilight Zone.
Fact Sheet The corporate income tax cuts enacted in 2013 are costing the state more than anticipated and doing little - if anything - for job growth. This fact sheet makes the case for why lawmakers should stop enacting ineffective tax cuts.
Fact Sheet The state's Children, Youth and Families Department seems to have its spending priorities a bit mixed up, as this fact sheet shows. While the department is requesting $10 million more for investigating allegations of child abuse, it's asked for less money - not to mention having neglected to spend federal money - for child care assistance even though the lack of affordable child care is a risk factor for child abuse. (State-level data on child care assistance)
NM KIDS COUNT Data Book This annual accounting on child well-being presents data on indicators such as preschool enrollment, and rates of poverty, truancy, child abuse, and teen births. In addition, this year’s report ranks the counties on the 16 indicators of child well-being used in the national report and offers some policy solutions for improving child outcomes in New Mexico. (State-, county-, tribal-, and school-district-level data on indicators of child well-being)
Annual Report Our fiscal year 2013 marked the first year in residence for Executive Director Veronica C. García, Ed.D. One of Dr. García’s projects early in her tenure was a staff-driven overhaul of the organization’s strategic plan, Children’s Charter, and core messages.
Presentation Looks at some of the inequities in our state's tax system, how those inequities exacerbate the current economic slowdown, a policy that can improve matters, and various ways to pay for it.
Report The share of teens and young adults in the workforce has declined over the past two decades in New Mexico. Even though other mountain states and the U.S. as a whole are seeing these same trends, New Mexico has some of the lowest labor force participation rates, unemployment rates, and employment-to-population ratios for this demographic. (State- and regional-level data on employment and workforce demographics disaggregated by several criteria, including by race and ethnicity)
Report New Mexico’s education programs for low-skilled workers are underfunded, fragmented, and have low completion rates. The state should develop a career pathways framework, which would better help our workforce earn industry credentials and college degrees. (State- and regional-level data on educational attainment level of adults, economic security, and state funding levels)
Presentation Created as a companion to the career pathways report, this was presented to members of the Economic and Rural Development Committee. New Mexico’s education programs for low-skilled workers are underfunded, fragmented, and have low completion rates. The state should develop a career pathways framework, which would better help our workforce earn industry credentials and college degrees.
Report During the recession, New Mexico made deep cuts to public school funding. Although funding levels have been increased in the last few years, the education operating budget was 10 percent lower in the 2012-13 school year than in 2007-08 even before adjusting for inflation. Per-pupil funding is 14 percent lower because student enrollment has grown.