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…
While environmental activists played their part yesterday during demonstrations at the capitol building, going so far as to dress up as solar panels and to sing the tune of “You Are My Sunshine,” their counterparts, the anti-cap-and-trade contingency who has…
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.
The Senate intends to hear the budget bill Tuesday, but other controversial bills, including the film tax credit legislation, will have to be heard first, perhaps signaling a long night in the Senate as time runs out in the 60-day session.
Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez, D-Belen, said on the floor that the House Bill may be heard today.
“It likely will be later tonight,” Sanchez told his colleagues and those in attendance in the gallery earlier today.
First, the controversial film tax credit will have to be heard as well as a bill that would require state workers and public school teachers to contribute more to their retirement pension fund.
The legislative session ends Saturday at noon. The state legislature must pass a budget each year, whether in a regular session or a special session.
Earlier Tuesday, the Senate passed 12 non-controversial bills on the consent calendar, which limits debate on the legislation to five minutes. Most of the bills on the consent calendar cleared the Senate without any debate and all passed unanimously.
