Report New Mexico continues to lag behind the nation in economic recovery - which means our workers and their families continue to suffer. With a jobs deficit of 101,000, the state’s high rates of poverty and income inequality continue to grow. Report includes extensive data and policy recommendations. (State-, regional, and national-level data on employment)
Annual Report Our year was marked by continued work on two major policy areas: health care for kids and early childhood care and education. Our work on high-quality early childhood learning centered on a push for an adequate, sustainable source of funding so that programs and services for children from birth to age five could be greatly expanded across the state.
Policy Brief An expensive omnibus tax bill was rushed through in the final moments of the 2013 legislative session. Featuring tax breaks for corporations, it was sold to legislators as a jobs bill - even though there is no evidence to support this claim. (State-level data on the cost of the 2013 tax cuts by type of tax)
Report The recession, coupled with rate cuts for employers, has left the state’s unemployment insurance (UI) trust fund in dire need of replenishing before the next economic downturn. (State-level data on unemployment rates, UI payouts, and the UI trust fund)
Report New Mexico tops the nation in the rate of working families who are low-income and in income inequality. Raising the minimum wage and indexing it to inflation would be a step toward reversing these trends - and it would provide an economic boost. (State-level data on selected demographics of low-wage workers)
Report The Legislature is considering implementing a different formula for determining corporate profits for income tax purposes. This paper explains how the formula works and why it would be bad for New Mexico-owned businesses. (State-level data on corporate income tax revenue.)
NM KIDS COUNT Data Book The well-being of our children today is a key predictor of the state’s economic future -- and it doesn’t look good. This annual KIDS COUNT report looks at the well-being of the state’s children with some data presented by county and school district. (State-, county-, and school district-level data on indicators of child well-being)
Report This special KIDS COUNT report looks at economic indicators and social conditions in New Mexico’s 22 tribal communities - including the high rate of Native children who can speak a language in addition to English. (Tribal-level data on indicators of child well-being.)
Report Most of the concern over federal sequestration has centered on defense cuts. This report looks at the impact these cuts will have on New Mexico’s education, health care, and employment services. (State-level data on the impact of federal sequestration by budget area)
Fact Sheet Expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act will not only be good for New Mexico's low-income uninsured adults - it will also be good for the state's bottom line. (State-level data on cost of Medicaid and expansion, insurance rates, and child Medicaid enrollment.)