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New Mexico homicide rate estimated at 7.8 per 100,000 last year, FBI reports

By Metric Media News Service | Oct 7, 2021

New Mexico last year recorded a homicide rate of 7.8 per 100,000 residents, compared to the U.S. rate of 6.5 per 100,000 and the state’s 6.8 rate a decade earlier, according to newly released FBI crime data.

New Mexico received $1.52 billion in school stimulus funds during pandemic

By Metric Media News Service | Sep 29, 2021

The total amount of federal public education stimulus funds that New Mexico received from Congress during the COVID-19 pandemic is $1.52 billion, according to a tally from the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL).

New Mexico gained $50 million in 2019 due to migration, study finds

By Metric Media News Service | Jun 11, 2021

The collective wealth of New Mexico residents increased $50 million in 2019 due to population migration trends, according to a new analysis of Internal Revenue Service data by the nonprofit Wirepoints website.

Top marginal tax rate in New Mexico could reach 54.24% under Biden plan

By Metric Media News Service | Oct 22, 2020

Under Democrat Joe Biden’s federal tax plan, the top marginal tax rate in New Mexico could hit 54.24 percent, according to a new analysis by the Tax Foundation.

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham gets ‘C’ grade for fiscal management

By Metric Media News Service | Oct 7, 2020

Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham received a grade of “C” from the Washington-based CATO Institute for her tax and spending policies since 2018, according to a ranking of governors that comes out every two years.

New Mexico to lose $119.3 million in tax revenue from hotel industry this year

By Metric Media News Service | Jul 17, 2020

New Mexico will lose $119.3 million in total state and local tax revenue from the hotel industry due to COVID-19, according to an Oxford Economics estimate released by the American Hotels and Lodging Association.