Post by pavel on Jan 19, 2016 17:03:27 GMT -6
SANTA FE - Republican Gov. Susana Martinez called on state lawmakers to crackdown on violent crime and put public safety at the top of state budget priorities as New Mexico’s Legislature convened Tuesday for a 30-day budgetary session.
Legislators have 30 days to craft a budget aimed at keeping pace with soaring health care costs for low-income residents, stimulating a sluggish state economy and possibly increasing pay to teachers and police.
With little time to spare, lawmakers already are clamoring to push through major policy initiatives designed to address concerns about public safety and political corruption.
Addressing the Legislature, Martinez described a state under siege from violent criminals, habitual drunken drivers, marauding teens and “turnstile thugs” set loose by the courts. She placed public safety at the top of her agenda, followed by education and jobs programs.
Read more: www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/politics/2016/01/19/new-mexico-lawmakers-convene-forge-budget/78999992/
Legislators have 30 days to craft a budget aimed at keeping pace with soaring health care costs for low-income residents, stimulating a sluggish state economy and possibly increasing pay to teachers and police.
With little time to spare, lawmakers already are clamoring to push through major policy initiatives designed to address concerns about public safety and political corruption.
Addressing the Legislature, Martinez described a state under siege from violent criminals, habitual drunken drivers, marauding teens and “turnstile thugs” set loose by the courts. She placed public safety at the top of her agenda, followed by education and jobs programs.
Read more: www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/politics/2016/01/19/new-mexico-lawmakers-convene-forge-budget/78999992/