David Abbey

Two weeks ago New Mexico Human Services Secretary Pam Hyde delivered a sobering 27-page Power Point presentation to state lawmakers about a huge shortfall facing the state’s Medicaid program.

The director of New Mexico’s Legislative Finance Committee, David Abbey, has won a national award for his work on budgetary issues.
Abbey was named the 2009 winner of the Legislative Staff Achievement Award by the National Association of Legislative Fiscal Officers, according to a news release.
In addition, Erlinda Campbell, analyst and administrator for the Senate President [...]

A potential showdown is emerging between state lawmakers and Gov. Bill Richardson over where to look for cost savings. State lawmakers, grappling with a projected half-a-billion-dollar budget shortfall, were told Tuesday they could limit the pain by retrieving nearly $200 million in unspent money on unfinished brick-and-mortar projects around the state.