Inside UNM

The NM Senate has unanimously passed a state budget and applauded itself for the accomplishment.  Their version of the General Appropriations Act, contained in SB 313, calls for spending of $6.19 billion or a 5 percent increase. 

Senate Bill 347, sponsored by Sen. Michael Sanchez (D-Belen), has received a unanimous do pass recommendation in Senate Finance.  This is the committee where all lottery bills will eventually land and in most cases...

The Senate went for more than six hours on Sunday night and got some work done. 

Between House Education and Senate Education this morning, seven of the dozen or so bills aimed at lottery scholarship fund solvency were heard.  It looks like their consideration will result in still more bills.   Members of Senate Education, wantin

The House Appropriations and Finance committee approved the state budget bill on a party-line vote of 10 – 7 Thursday morning.

Students, faculty and staff, who braved the elements, put on quite a show in the Roundhouse Wednesday at UNM Day at the Legislature. Thanks to the students whose exhibits were terrific. Also, special thanks goes to Dr. Carolyn Voss from the HSC, Meeko

House Appropriations and Finance is making progress on House Bill 2, the General Appropriations Act. At its hearing this afternoon, HAFC approved a number of budget recommendations for state agencies and higher education...

When the Higher Education funding proposals left House Appropriations Monday evening, it was with the firm directive from committee members that the Legislative Finance Committee (LFC) and the executive branch, represented by the Higher Education Dept...

As the spring semester gets underway at the University of New Mexico, the State Legislature is reviewing the parameters of the Legislative Lottery Scholarship. Students in higher education across New Mexico are keenly interested in the impending ...

Higher education came before the House Appropriations and Finance Committee this afternoon, in what can best be described as the "Tale of Two Formulas" or the "Battle of the Funding Formula."