KUNM FM--New Mexico is one of the poorest states in the union, and advocates fighting for people in poverty are alarmed at President Trump’s proposed budget. If the president’s budget were to pass through Congress without changes, it would pull $191 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, and $600 billion from Medicaid over the next decade.

Santa Fe New Mexican--Efforts to reform the New Mexico tax system have been complicated and contentious, yet Gov. Susana Martinez said Thursday she wants lawmakers to take on the task of redesigning the state’s gross receipts tax laws during an upcoming special session. “I’ll be adding comprehensive tax reform to the agenda,” the governor said during a speech at the annual conference of the New Mexico Tax Research Institute at the Sandia Resort & Casino in Albuquerque.

NM Political Report--A progressive group is advocating for legislators to override Gov. Susana Martinez’s vetoes of portions of the budget and an entire tax package. The odds of veto overrides are slim. The bills passed the Senate with wide, bipartisan support but passed more narrowly on party lines in the House. New Mexico Voices for Children urged supporters to contact their legislators to override the vetoes, citing the zeroing-out of the entire higher education budget.

Public News Service--Gov. Susana Martinez refused to sign the 2017 budget presented to her by New Mexico lawmakers at the end of the legislative session last week. Instead, she vowed to call everyone back in for a special session to amend it. Family advocates are worried that in the feud, the modest social service gains made in the budget will be lost.