GOVERNOR MARTINEZ WANTS TAX REFORM TO BE A PART OF AN UPCOMING SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE SESSION. SHE SAYS OVERHAULING THE STATE’S TAX SYSTEM COULD BE A KEY TO SOLVING NEW MEXICO’S BUDGET CRISIS. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THAT THE GOVERNOR MADE HER REMARKS THURSDAY AT THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE NEW MEXICO TAX RESEARCH INSTITUTE.
MARTINEZ HAS YET TO SET A DATE FOR THE SPECIAL SESSION WHICH WILL FOCUS ON A BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR.