Inside UNM

More than a dozen UNM students spent Friday in a legislative boot camp, sponsored by UNM Government and Community Relations and designed to prepare them for internships in the New Mexico House and Senate. 

Two hundred and ninety two pre-filed bills, memorials and resolutions will greet lawmakers when the 2014 session of the New Mexico Legislature convenes Tuesday, Jan. 21. It is anticipated that many more will be introduced. This is the even-year session

On Wednesday, the Senate Finance Committee (SFC) heard from both the Legislative Finance Committee (LFC) and Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) on their respective budget recommendations for the coming year.  Legislators will use these as ...

  ↵ One week and one day prior to the beginning of the 2014 Legislative session, the House Appropriations and Finance Committee (HAFC) has begun its hearings to prepare for development of the FY 15 state budget. Senate Finance and the Education ...

This fledgling New Year already brings budget recommendations from the Legislative Finance Committee (LFC) and the Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) that will provide baselines for budget talks in the upcoming session of the New Mexico...

Governor Susana Martinez held press events at the University of New Mexico and New Mexico Tech today announcing two proposals to boost the state’s high-tech industry and jobs. At UNM, Gov. Martinez outlined a $7.5 million endowment plan that would ...

The LFC took up the issue of lottery scholarship solvency Tuesday afternoon.  HED Secretary Jose Garcia told the committee there were two separate issues to be considered...

The Legislative Finance Committee has begun a long week of hearings in Santa Fe, which will be the committee’s last meeting of the year and the run up to the LFC budget recommendations expected in early January. 

The highest priority for the University of New Mexico during the 2014 New Mexico legislative session is a funding formula that rewards higher student graduation rates and takes the specific educational mission of the university into account. University

Legislative Finance Committee (LFC) chair Rep. Lucky Varela (D-Santa Fe) shared his vision for higher education funding, which features fairness and winners across the board rather than winners and losers.  During a lengthy discussion about lottery...