Economy
The Line: Businesses Report Challenges Filling Open Jobs
June 2, 2017 – New Mexico has the highest unemployment rate in the nation, despite an Albuquerque Journal report this week that found thousands of companies that are reportedly struggling to fill local jobs. Host Gene Grant and our Line opinion panelists react to this news and discuss what hiring practices might be holding back…
Read MoreThe Line: Supreme Court Declines to Weigh in on Budget Battle
On Thursday morning the New Mexico Supreme Court declined to weigh in on the battle between Governor Susana Martinez and the legislature over her budget vetoes, which zeroed out funding for all of higher education and the legislature. The court ruled that there was still time for both sides to solve the problem on their…
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