Budget woes could call New Mexico lawmakers back to work

SANTA FE (AP) – New Mexico’s Legislature could be called back to the capitol for a special session later this year if state revenues continue their downward slide.
Lawmakers headed home warily Friday to distant corners of the state after approving a $6.2 billion budget that reduces spending.
The state is drawing down its reserve funds and pinching pennies to pay for day-to-day government operations because of plunging revenues linked to oil and natural gas production, as well as weak