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State Officials Expect Higher Budget Deficit

By Marco Grajeda

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Las Cruces, NM – State officials are projecting a much larger budget deficit than was previously calculated for the remainder of the current fiscal year. As KRWG's Marco Grajeda reports, the Legislative Finance Committee is meeting next Wednesday to begin work on a solvency plan to deal with the state's growing economic troubles.