New Mexico In Depth

New Mexico politics and education are in focus this week. Republican gubernatorial candidate Duke Rodriguez unveiled a platform calling for the elimination of the state income tax and a shift to a retail gross receipts tax [1]. Meanwhile, New Mexico's colleges and universities may face significant financial strain if President Trump's proposed federal budget is enacted, as it targets $354 million in funding cuts to minority-serving institutions — a category that includes many of the state's higher education institutions [2].