The Deming Headlight covers a bill that would transfer $1.4 billion of the state’s money from Bank of America to local community banks and credit unions.
The AP reports that state businesses could pay $20 million in higher taxes to replenish the unemployment fund, which is expected to dry up next year.
The state has spent over $500,000 in a pay-to-play investment case since July 2009, writes the Santa Fe New Mexican.
Las Cruces’ growth slows as the number of annexation applications has gradually declined since 2007, says Las Cruces Sun-News.
Nearly 23,000 New Mexicans received a double unemployment payment due to a “human error,” reports KRQE.