The New Mexico Legislature has taken advantage of several years of extraordinary revenue growth by investing in New Mexico’s future: education, healthcare access, economic development and funding stability.
With state coffers filled by the revenue boom, we created endowments for higher education scholarships, expanded career-technical education in community colleges and high schools, and made early childhood care nearly universal. We established supports for rural hospitals, expanded access to healthcare coverage, and took steps to recruit and retain healthcare providers. We’ve funded infrastructure improvements, creating jobs at the same time we improved public facilities, and funded workforce and industry development. We’ve created endowments that generate income for natural resources,