Report: New Mexico water projects from 2014 remains unspent

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – A state legislative committee says nearly 80 percent of New Mexico’s budget for water projects from 2014 remains unspent.
The Santa Fe New Mexican reports the New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee data is triggering another call for reform in handling capital construction initiatives.
Committee staff said in a report released last week this is the highest percentage of idle money of its kind in the nation.
Meanwhile, officials say the state needs more than $3