Legislative Finance Committee /tags/legislative-finance-committee Legislative Finance Committee en-US Copyright Fri, 12 Sep 2025 15:07:16 GMT Analysts: Food insecurity could rise despite state investments /public-health-new-mexico/2025-09-12/analysts-food-insecurity-could-rise-despite-state-investments With federal cuts to food assistance already hitting states, and even more coming down the line, the Legislative Finance Committee told state lawmakers that high rates of food insecurity will likely get worse in New Mexico. Fri, 12 Sep 2025 15:07:16 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2025-09-12/analysts-food-insecurity-could-rise-despite-state-investments Daniel Montaño State lawmakers dress down the Health Department over medication-assisted treatment program /public-health-new-mexico/2025-09-02/state-lawmakers-dress-down-the-health-department-over-medication-assisted-treatment-program State lawmakers recently made their disappointment clear with the Department of Health during a presentation of an evaluation of the state’s medication assisted treatment program for substance use disorder. It came just weeks after an announcement that DOH would be expanding the program. Tue, 02 Sep 2025 23:34:51 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2025-09-02/state-lawmakers-dress-down-the-health-department-over-medication-assisted-treatment-program Daniel Montaño New report shows rising rent and homelessness are contributing to housing insecurity /local-news/2025-07-23/new-report-shows-rising-rent-and-homelessness-are-contributing-to-housing-insecurity New Mexico’s poverty rate is sitting at 18.1%, which is 5.7% higher than the national average. This contributes to the state’s unstable housing challenges. Wed, 23 Jul 2025 23:55:30 GMT /local-news/2025-07-23/new-report-shows-rising-rent-and-homelessness-are-contributing-to-housing-insecurity Jeanette DeDios Legislative analysts say New Mexico’s health care worker shortage could get worse /NM-New-Mexico-health-care-worker-shortage-could-get-worse-by-2030 New Mexico has been facing a shortage of thousands of health care workers for years, and during a presentation to lawmakers last week, the Legislative Finance Committee said it will be even worse five years from now. Wed, 02 Jul 2025 23:18:07 GMT /NM-New-Mexico-health-care-worker-shortage-could-get-worse-by-2030 Daniel Montaño NM backslides in behavioral healthcare rankings despite increased access, more providers and better funding /public-health-new-mexico/2025-06-27/nm-backslides-in-behavioral-healthcare-rankings-despite-increased-access-more-providers-and-better-funding New Mexico’s Health Care Authority Secretary Kari Armijo presented an update on the state’s access to both physical and behavioral health care at a Legislative Finance Committee meeting in Taos on Wednesday. Despite an increase in the number of behavioral health providers and greater patient utilization, the state is seeing worse outcomes in a few areas. Fri, 27 Jun 2025 19:34:19 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2025-06-27/nm-backslides-in-behavioral-healthcare-rankings-despite-increased-access-more-providers-and-better-funding Daniel Montaño New Mexico sees return on state investments /local-news/2025-05-22/new-mexico-sees-return-on-state-investments On Thursday, the state interim Investments and Pensions Oversight Committee held their first meeting since this year's legislative session where they reviewed performance of state funds. Thu, 22 May 2025 20:04:18 GMT /local-news/2025-05-22/new-mexico-sees-return-on-state-investments Jeanette DeDios Report finds NM's roads cost taxpayers $3.6B annually /Report-finds-NM-New-Mexico-roads-bridges-bad-infrastructure--costs-taxpayers-billions-a-year-annually A nonprofit research firm says New Mexico doesn’t have enough funding in place to properly maintain and improve the state’s transportation system. What’s more, declining and deficient infrastructure is costing New Mexicans billions of dollars. Thu, 23 Jan 2025 20:23:41 GMT /Report-finds-NM-New-Mexico-roads-bridges-bad-infrastructure--costs-taxpayers-billions-a-year-annually Daniel Montaño Beaver fever: $1.5M proposed for beaver restoration efforts /local-news/2025-01-23/beaver-fever-1-5m-proposed-for-beaver-restoration-efforts One of the largest general fund appropriations in the department’s history, the recommendation from the Legislative Finance Committee – which would be spread across three years – would bring aid for “species of greatest conservation need” with dwindling or threatened populations. Thu, 23 Jan 2025 20:04:38 GMT /local-news/2025-01-23/beaver-fever-1-5m-proposed-for-beaver-restoration-efforts Bryce Dix Legislature's budget calls for state employee pay raise, more behavioral health care /local-news/2025-01-15/legislature-budget-pay-raise-behavioral-health The Legislative Finance Committee released its recommendations ahead of the beginning of the session next week. They were close to a budget the Governor released last year. Thu, 16 Jan 2025 00:32:16 GMT /local-news/2025-01-15/legislature-budget-pay-raise-behavioral-health Alice Fordham NM’s newest agency expands second year budget by $3 billion /NM-New-Mexico-HCA-health-care-authority-new-budget-3-billion-dollars-more-for-second-year-2026 In Santa Fe, state agencies galore made their case for a piece of the state’s expanding general fund this week as they presented budget requests. ’s Daniel Montaño reports the state’s newest agency pitched a second year budget $3.1 billion more than its first year’s Fri, 13 Dec 2024 21:42:51 GMT /NM-New-Mexico-HCA-health-care-authority-new-budget-3-billion-dollars-more-for-second-year-2026 Daniel Montaño