Government Relations

The 2019 session of the NM Legislature commences next Tuesday Jan. 15, at noon with the opening session featuring Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham delivering her first State of the State after taking over for outgoing Gov. Susana Martinez on Jan. 1. For 60...

For the second year in a row, business, academic and economic development and government leaders from the city, state and region will converge at The University of New Mexico to meet with recent highly-trained STEM professionals who are in and out of New...

This election cycle, New Mexicans will vote on General Obligation Bonds B and D, which, if passed, both could result in funding for The University of New Mexico.  GO Bond D is for higher education and includes funding for three UNM projects, while GO...

A recently completed report of The University of New Mexico’s economic impact on the state of New Mexico reveals that one of its major employers is a significant contributor to the state’s economy. The report, “The Statewide Economic Impact of the...

Students at The University of New Mexico will receive more funding from the state lottery scholarship than last year, according to new numbers released by the state Higher Education Department. Eligible UNM students will receive $2,294 per student/per...

Standard & Poors (S&P) Global Ratings, one of the nation’s premier credit rating services, affirmed UNM’s long-term ‘AA’ rating. At the same time, S&P revised the rating outlook to negative from stable, reflecting the already known challenges of...

“If every displaced person in the world were put into their own country, it would be the 21st largest country in the world.” The sobering statistics and complex crisis of displaced refugees is the focus of a new book written and published by students at...

The people of Santa Fe were seeing red on Monday. Dozens of The University of New Mexico’s departments, programs and student groups gathered at the State Capital Building to celebrate all things UNM with legislators and community leaders. UNM Day, is an...

Students elected to represent the undergraduate population at UNM are urging state lawmakers to increase funding to the Legislative Lottery Scholarship. UNM Student Body President Noah Brooks and Vice President Sally Midani sent an open letter to...

The most populous county in New Mexico also boasts the most innovative, modern and professional polling jurisdictions in the nation. According to a new report from the UNM Center for the Study of Voting, Elections and Democracy (C-SVED), Bernalillo...