SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico state budget plan from lawmakers that would shore up spending on public schools and state agencies by raising taxes and fees was resoundingly rejected on Saturday by New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez, minutes after the adjournment of a 60-day legislative session. Martinez chided lawmakers for wasting time by approving tax increases and a minimum wage increase that she does not support. She said she plans to call the Legislature back to Santa Fe soon to renegotiate, without specifying a date. "I will never allow lawmakers to raise taxes on our families in order to bail out big government," Martinez said. "They actually overspent by putting in tax...
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