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Amendment 4, Early Voting, and a Plan to Scrap New Mexico’s Income Tax
Johnny Chandler has an ad stuck in his head: “Vote yes for Amendment 4 so more people that look like us can be in office.”
He’s not sure what it means. So he asked someone who does.
On this week’s Community Forum, Paul Gessing, president of the Rio Grande Foundation, breaks down the proposal that would put New Mexico legislators on a salary of about $68,000 a year, rising with inflation. Right now, lawmakers get a $247 per diem and a pension. Gessing says Amendment 4 adds the salary and changes nothing else. His take: it’s a cash grab, not reform. The Rio Grande Foundation is urging a no…
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