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By Karen Wentworth
March 15, 2013
Good morning. It's the Ides of March which may have some significance on this next to last day of the 2013 legislative session.Though committees continue to meet, the major action at this late date has to be in the chambers. In the House, which goes on ...
By Karen Wentworth
March 14, 2013
Continuing our review of House action, NM Representatives passed the severance tax bond bill, SB 60, by a vote of 66 - 0. UNM has more than $10 million in projects in that bill. It now goes to the Governor. This morning House Appropriations gave a do ...
By Karen Wentworth
March 13, 2013
Hello. Keeping you informed on actions in the House:Budget ConcurrenceIt took Senators less than 10 minutes yesterday to unanimously approve the $5.9 billion state budget. Today, House members took more than 75 minutes to debate concurrence.Republican ...
By Karen Wentworth
March 13, 2013
Here are pertinent bills coming up on the floors of the House and Senate today, which promises to be another long one. Short version: most of the action will be in the House, where the budget awaits concurrence, STBs await approval, PERA pension in on ...
By Karen Wentworth
March 12, 2013
There is much to be said for working out issues ahead of time. The Senate unanimously approved the state budget this afternoon following some time outs for caucus on both sides of the aisle. There was no debate and just one out-of-order amendment that ...
By Karen Wentworth
March 12, 2013
We should see the budget on the Senate floor soon and ERB solvency is scheduled in House Labor tomorrow in a larger than usual committee room. Senators are due back on the floor at 11:30 a.m. The state budget bill is #76 on the agenda, but can be pulled ...
By Karen Wentworth
March 11, 2013
Good morning.Both houses are due back on the floor at 10:30 a.m.HOUSE THIRD READING OF LEGISLATION2. HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL 325. AN ACT RELATING TO UNEMPLOYMENT; ALLOWING EMPLOYERS TO REDUCE WORK HOURS OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEES IN ...
By Karen Wentworth
March 07, 2013
There's a lot of work being done behind the scenes, primarily as Senate Finance is spending a lot of time in executive session working on the budget. You'll notice that agendas are beginning to repeat day to day. It's a time for patience ....and hope.The ...
By Karen Wentworth
March 06, 2013
The Senate leadership announced that the PERA solvency bill will finally be heard on the floor today, March 6. Judicial retirement has passed Senate Finance. There is some movement on the pension solvency front, though nothing yet scheduled for ERB.The ...
By Karen Wentworth
March 05, 2013
It wasn't all work at the Roundhouse yesterday. Former UNM Lobo and Pittsburgh Steeler superstar Robin Cole (note: his 40-foot picture is on the stadium) visited today, giving Senators a pep talk and photo op. There hasn't been this much excitement on ...
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