Government Relations

The NM Legislature worked straight through with interim committees meeting monthly, often away from the Roundhouse.  Several of those committees convened at UNM.   Today, the Tobacco Settlement Revenue Oversight Committee met at the UNM Cancer Center, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The weekend has featured stops and starts and stops in committee while the Skandera confirmation hearing dominated all. Let's see if things get back on track this week. Lottery solvency fixes can be found in committee and on the floor. UNM's new Regents ...

The much-anticipated hearing of ERB solvency in Senate Finance didn't happen yesterday. We'll keep you posted.The House at 10 a.m., while the Senate reconvenes at 11 a.m.HOUSE THIRD READING OF LEGISLATION1. HOUSE BILL 50. AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHER ...

The House is due back on the floor at 10 a.m. with the Senate following at 10:30 a.m. or thereabouts.HOUSE THIRD READING OF LEGISLATION3. HOUSE BILL 53. AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION; ENACTING THE TEACHER LOAN REPAYMENTACT; CREATING THE TEACHER LOAN ...

The House has just passed the ERB solvency bill on a vote of 50 - 17. There were no attempts to amend the legislation on the floor. This is the bill that raises employee contributions and sets a minimum retirement age along with COLA eligibility changes ...