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Last Monday, undergraduate students from the Associated Students of the University of New Mexico (ASUNM) headed up to the Roundhouse for UNM Day to lobby for the New Mexico Legislative Lottery Scholarship. Since 1996, the Legislative Lottery Scholarship...

Nearly 30 UNM departments and dozens of students headed to Santa Fe for UNM Day at the Roundhouse. Lobos spent the day showcasing the greatness and depth of the university to our local government.

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...

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...

ASUNM Governmental Affairs is hosting this year's Lottery Scholarship Summit at the University of New Mexico. ASUNM hopes student representatives from institutions across the state can rally behind a clear message to bring to lawmakers in the upcoming legislative session.

A lottery scholarship trifecta played out at the Legislature this morning, and all came in winners.

Students at the University of New Mexico who receive the lottery scholarship have one less concern this summer. The New Mexico State Higher Education Department recently announced that New Mexico’s Legislative Lottery Scholarship (LLS) will cover all ...

Without fanfare, Gov. Susana Martinez has signed legislation aimed at putting the lottery scholarship fund back on a solvent track. Wednesday, March 12 was the last day for the Governor to act on bills passed in the 2014 legislative session.

The House of Representatives this afternoon approved the state budget contained in SB 313 with a vote of  58 - 8  and applause for legislators and staff who crafted the compromise.This comes nearly two weeks after the House failed to pass the budget ...

It works!  University of New Mexico data shows that students who receive the Legislative Lottery Scholarship (LLS) have a much higher chance of graduating than those who do not, regardless of their income level. A report, on students who started as ...