THE NEW MEXICO LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SERVICE RELEASES ITS SEPTEMBER STATE ECONOMIC SUMMARY. IT SAYS THE NEW MONEY PROJECTED FOR THE 2017 FISCAL YEAR ISN’T A SURE THING DUE TO THE DROP IN OIL PRICES. IT SAYS REVENUE PROJECTIONS ARE BASED ON OIL BEING ABOUT 20 DOLLARS A BARREL MORE THAN IT IS NOW.
THE SUMMARY ALSO POINTS OUT THAT NEW MEXICO CONTINUES TO LOSE POPULATION WITH 25-THOUSAND MORE PEOPLE LEAVING THAN ARRIVING IN 2014.
