I am writing today to announce the closure of the New Mexico Independent. After three and a half years of operation in New Mexico, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news…
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Roughly one quarter of University of New Mexico students are unimpressed with the state’s flagship public school, according to a survey that questioned college students about their higher education experiences.
High-powered lawmakers are in Santa Fe today trying to persuade Gov. Bill Richardson to delay the special session planned for tomorrow.
House leadership is already meeting with Richardson, said Sen. John Arthur Smith, D-Deming, and chairman of the Senate Finance Committee. He added that senate leaders plan to chat with Richardson around 4 p.m. today.
“Talks are going on with the governor to put this off,” Smith told the Independent. “I think there’s a good chance that we won’t be in tomorrow.”
Smith said his colleagues in the Senate don’t want to come back in for a special session until April “so we have a better feel for the economy.”
The House, meanwhile, doesn’t want to wait that long, preferring a one- or two-week respite before meeting again, Smith said.
“I understand the House doesn’t want to come in until there’s a (budget) agreement. That sounds perfectly reasonable,” Smith said.
House and Senate legislative leaders were still negotiating next year’s budget, but couldn’t agree before the end of the regular legislative session Thursday.
