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Program Evaluation: Higher Education Endowments for Faculty, July 2025

A $170 million investment intended to boost the number of nursing, teaching, and social work graduates, mostly by adding college faculty, is falling short, with colleges and universities slow to implement programs.


Program Evaluation: Medication-Assisted Treatment in Public Health Offices, July 2025

Although medication-assisted treatment for substance abuse is proven effective and is available in more than 30 state public health offices, the offices have treated only a few hundred patients with opioid and alcohol use disorders.


General Fund Revenue Tracking Report, FY25 Revenue Through February 2025, July 2025

The state collected $272 million more than expected during the first seven months of the budget year—2.9 percent more than in the same period last year—and the state’s main bank account is set to have $200 million more than projected for the budget year.


Staff Presentation: Strategies To Improve Outcomes of Local Capital Outlay, July 2025

Piecemeal funding, little review, and other factors mean legislative funding for local capital outlay package is often ineffective, but a better system for assessing and prioritizing projects, along with incentives to encourage better planning and greater use of grants, could lead to better outcomes.


LegisStat: STEM and Apprenticeships, July 2025

The Legislature has upped spending on science and technology economic development by tens of millions of dollars with the anticipation it will lead to high-paying jobs for New Mexicans.


Program Evaluation: Election Costs, June 2025

State election costs nearly tripled between the 2021 regular local election and the 2024 general election, largely due to increased vendor and county costs


Progress Report: Prekindergarten Quality, June 2025

Nearly two decades after LFC evaluators began tracking cohorts of prekindergarten students, evaluators are still finding that students who enroll in state-funded prekindergarten score better on literacy assessments and graduate at higher rates.


LegisStat: Child Welfare, June 2025

New Mexico has enacted legislation and significantly increased appropriations in support child welfare system improvements, but the state has faced implementation challenges.