It took less than 15 minutes for the state’s budget bill for the coming year to sail through the House Appropriations and Finance Committee on a 16-1 vote.
After a brief introduction in which Legislative Finance Committee staff and committee chair Rep. Nathan Small highlighted increases in recurring funding for education, the Office of the State Engineer and public safety, including raises for state police officers, legislators were quick to move House Bill 2 along.
“When we think about it broadly: schools and kids, public safety and police officers, New Mexico’s water,” said Small, D-Las Cruces. “Those were the top three recurring increases.”
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