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New Mexico lawmaker: Special session and tough choices ahead

by Associated Press
| April 6, 2020 1:03 PM

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s finances have been hit by a double-whammy with the pandemic and an oil-price crash, but one of the state's most influential lawmakers said Monday that decisions made during the last legislative session to build up reserves will help cushion that blow — at least for now.

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