New Mexico Government News

The economic forecast has grown more gloomy for West Virginia's Manchin administration, but is perhaps not as dark as what confronts a number of other states.

One of Gov. Bill Richardson's cabinet secretaries who landed a federal job has resigned from state government after being arrested for drunken driving.

Triple-A New Mexico says gasoline prices in the state have finally stabilized after nearly a month of continuous increases.

A top official in Gov. Bill Richardson's cabinet has resigned over a drunken driving arrest just days after she was appointed to a spot in President Barack Obama's administration.

In addition to closing state parks and slashing the education budget for 2010, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson is planning on having a tax increase, as well.

Hotelier Larry Whitten should have known this much: When in New Mexico, do as the New Mexicans do.

The state can continue collecting higher pension contributions from part-time government workers earning less than $20,000 a year, the New Mexico Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.

There's been much hype over the past couple of years about the many advantages of a growing film industry in New Mexico.

Gov. Bill Richardson will be in Las Cruces and Albuquerque on Wednesday to hear from residents about the bills passed by state lawmakers during a recent special session to deal with the state's budget problems.

Gov. Bill Richardson predicted that New Mexicans will face higher taxes next year to deal with the state's continuing budget problems.

An 11-year-old Albuquerque boy has died from complications from the H1N1 flu virus.

A politically connected financial firm and two of its executives were indicted Thursday for what prosecutors say was a bid-rigging scheme in the municipal bond business.

Vincent a oeSmileya Gallegos , who ran a state housing agency out of an office next to a used-car lot in Albuquerque, New Mexico, should have known better when he borrowed $27.7 million, the Internal Revenue Service said.

Gov. Bill Richardson is asking for the public to weigh in on a package of bills passed last week by the Legislature that aims to repair a $650 million budget shortfall.

State parks may be closed and there could be fewer environmental inspections of oil and gas wells because of looming budget cuts, New Mexico Gov.

The New Mexico Human Services Department is asking poor homeowners who need help with their energy bills this winter to apply to a state assistance program.

New Mexico legislative budget leaders said that Gov. Bill Richardson can use federal economic stimulus money to soften the blow to administration agencies and state programs from budget cuts approved by the Legislature.

The New Mexico Department of Health announced Wednesday a significant drop in people coming down with an influenza-like illness in New Mexico.

The NM legislature has taken the $800,000 in the OHV fund to help make up the State's budget deficit.

Members of different state agencies were able to meet with Governor Bill Richardson yesterday to discuss the possible budget cuts they might face.