Lawmakers unveil New Mexico budget plan

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – Democratic New Mexico lawmakers are advancing a $6.1 budget plan that would increase classroom spending, shore up judicial funding and replenish incentives for job training and business expansions.
The House Appropriations and Finance Committee on Monday approved the spending bill for the fiscal year starting July 1 in a vote that divided Democrats and Republicans.
The spending bill relies on a proposed $218 million increase in revenues that was endorsed by another Ho