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Shortcomings in the state’s administration of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program could cost New Mexico $173 million in federal funding.
The number of emergency orders issued by the governor almost doubled between 2024 and 2025, while the amount of authorized spending was more than twice as high, increasing by $160 million in the same year.
New Mexico has spent $2.6 billion to increase learning time in public schools since a state court ruled the approach should be expanded, but scheduled instructional time has increased little.
About 32 thousand youth in New Mexico are neither working nor in school, costing the state an estimated $623 million a year.
While overall enrollment in Medicaid-covered behavioral healthcare has decreased, those still enrolled are using more services at a higher cost.
New Mexico has improved its timeliness in delivering food benefits, but its error rate has worsened.
The Legislature has appropriated nearly $200 million to the rural health care delivery fund to improve healthcare access in rural counties, but the program lacks standards and it is unclear if the spending has resulted in improvements.
Both violent and property crime rates have fallen since a recent peak in 2018, but they remain above the national average and persistently high.
The Program Evaluation Unit produces a variety of research reports that take a close look at the efficiency and effectiveness of state services and programs.
Finance Facts are one-page explanations of a specific aspect of state government, from how the budget bill is created to a summary of early childhood programs.
Session publications include the three volumes of the committee’s annual recommendation to the Legislature – policy and performance analysis, proposed appropriations, and supplemental tables and graphs – and the post-session review of legislative action.