Report on Push to Re-Organize State Govt.

Steve Terrell

Santa Fe New Mexican - The idea of streamlining and reorganizing state government became a hot topic when New Mexico found itself in a financial crisis. In the past two years, two separate task forces studied the idea. Two successive governors have gotten behind the basic concept. And both Democrats and Republicans sponsored bills to implement some proposals. And yet, when the dust settled after the most recent session of the Legislature, no bill to reorganize state government and consolidate or eliminate state agencies ever made it to Gov. Susana Martinez's desk. In fact, the vast majority of the reorganization bills died in committee without even making it to a floor hearing in the House or Senate. News New Mexico

Report on Push to Re-Organize State Govt.