Inside UNM

The University of New Mexico heads north to Santa Fe on Monday, Jan. 30 for UNM Day at the Legislature, an annual event during the session where a variety of departments, faculty, staff and students converge near the Rotunda to showcase the importance of...

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, recently announced $25 million in authorized funding for the continuation of the nationwide STARBASE program, which motivates fifth grade students to explore Science,...

Whether it’s the new 137,000-square-foot Physics & Astronomy and Interdisciplinary Science facility in Albuquerque or the Career Technical Center in Taos, University of New Mexico campuses across the state are asking New Mexicans to vote on higher education to make a big impact on thousands of students.

Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) across the country are being recognized this week by President Obama, before the start of Hispanic Heritage Month 2016. On Sept. 9, the White House issued a proclamation designating September 12-18 as National...

It’s all over but the sighing. The New Mexico Legislature adjourned sine die at noon today, leaving the state with a budget package that ensures the really hard work is yet to come and will occur in the trenches. The mandatory bills for the 30-day...

As the end draws near, the action heats up. With Driver’s License/REAL ID legislation on its way to the governor, lawmakers must focus on the budget and on capital outlay during the waning hours of the legislative session. These are the must-pass...

One of the few lottery bills that actually had legs this legislative session had them cut out from under them this afternoon.  House Ways and Means rejected SB 180/a, the bill that sought to remove a mandate that sent 30 percent of lottery revenue to...

The final four days loom large in the roundhouse as capital outlay bills are centered in the house while the senate gets to deal with the budget. Over the weekend, the Senate Finance Committee, as promised, further cut FY 17 budget expectations to more...

All through this legislative session, much has been heard about the increasingly bad news regarding decreasing revenues and how difficult this makes crafting a state budget. There have been many calls for revenue enhancement (read tax increase), even...

Each day for the past several days, Senate Finance Chair John Arthur Smith (D-Deming) has reminded his colleagues about just how dire the state’s financial situation has become. Here is his daily dose of woe for Wednesday: The House built a FY 17 state...