SANTA FE — A plan to add New Mexico to the list of states that provide government-run family leave allowing workers to take paid time off for births, illnesses and injuries is encountering turbulence at the Roundhouse, with some businesses expressing opposition and a new legislative analysis suggesting the program could be more expensive to administer than previously projected. But supporters are pushing back, with Senate President Pro Tem Mimi Stewart, an Albuquerque Democrat, questioning the math of legislative analysts and saying proponents have offered to make adjustments to the bill to address business concerns. “We’ve worked for two years on the bill,” Stewart told the Journal. “We have plenty of businesses that are supporting this.” She also said backers have learned from the experiences of other states with paid family leave programs, such as Washington, which had to raise its employee and business premiums twice to ensure the solvency of its fund. Since being filed, the paid family leave bill, Senate Bill 11, has passed one Senate committee and is awaiting a hearing in the Senate Finance Committee. Senate President Pro Tem Mimi Stewart, D-Albuquerque, talks with Senate Majority Leader Peter Wirth, D-Santa Fe, before the start of […]
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