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Windfall boosts chances of New Mexico pay raises, policing

By MORGAN LEEDecember 3, 2021 GMT

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico government economists on Friday announced a new surge in state income as legislators consider proposals to raise pay for public school teachers, a possible hiring spree for local police officers and new efforts to bolster essential public services amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Lavish wedding tests new Mexico government austerity pledge

By AMY GUTHRIE and MARK STEVENSONOctober 5, 2018 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — It was a lovely wedding, officiated by an archbishop, with designer dresses, palatial decorations and a huge convention-center reception...

Appeals court: New Mexico must abide by fair pay act

By Andrew Oxford | aoxford@sfnewmexican.comSeptember 1, 2018 GMT

An appeals court on Thursday snubbed the Corrections Department’s argument that the Fair Pay for Women Act does not apply to New Mexico government employees.

Facing lawsuits from women in state government who said they were paid less than male colleagues with similar jobs, the department had argued the state simply did not fall under the 2013 law that prohibited wage discrimination based on gender and allowing workers to seek back wages.